Smoking Intervention is Cost-effective

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Employers

Smoking is extremely costly to businesses–approximately $5816 a year more per employee per year.

According to the CDC, estimated total cost of morbidity-related productivity losses attributable to cigarette smoking in the U.S. in 2018 was $184.9 billion. Absenteeism, presenteeism, home productivity, and the inability to work accounted for $9.4 billion, $46.8 billion, $12.8 billion, and $116.0 billion, respectively.

Smoking is the leading cause of disease and death in the United States, killing more than 480,000 Americans each year.