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Economic impact of smoking in California

Smoking carries a hefty price tag for all Californians - from the addiction and diseases it causes to the premature deaths of smokers and others - it affects our communities and families in many costly and profound ways.

A county-by-county report of the costs of smoking in California funded by the Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP) was recently completed by University of California San Francisco (UCSF) researchers, Drs. Wendy Max and Hai-Yen Sung. It is the third in a series of reports on California smoking-attributable costs, following reports done in 1989 and 1999.

Cost of smoking full report
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