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The health hazards of smoking have been well documented (CDC, 1989). Cigarette smoking has been and continues to be a major cause of illness, disability, premature death, and productivity losses in the United States and throughout the world. Estimates of the cost of smoking translate the adverse health effects of smoking into monetary terms, the universal language of decision-makers and those in the policy arena. This paper describes the health economic concepts and alternative economic approaches used in estimating smoking costs and reviews the published studies on national smoking cost estimates in the United States, focusing on the methodological changes, new data sources, and advancements made over the years in these areas.
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Rice, D.P. (1999). Measurement of the Economic Costs of Smoking in the United States: an Historical Review. In: Jeanrenaud, C., Soguel, N. (eds) Valuing the Cost of Smoking. Studies in Risk and Uncertainty, vol 13. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4415-5_2
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