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Politics : A US National Health Care System?
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To: RMF who wrote (72)1/14/2005 10:54:01 AM
From: Wharf Rat  Read Replies (2) of 42652
 
"Smoking raises health care costs??

Check an actuarial table sometime and I belive you'll see that smokers die MUCH earlier than non-smokers."

Yeah, they do, but at a high cost. In fact, my profession probably only exists because of smokers. Try $600/ day just for breathing treatments, and maybe $2500 for a ventilator.
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CONCLUSIONSThe medical costs of smoking in the United States equal, and may well exceed, the commonly referenced figure of 6-8%

tc.bmjjournals.com
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