The Economic Impact of Smoking and of Reducing Smoking Prevalence: Review of Evidence

Background Tobacco smoking is the cause of many preventable diseases and premature deaths in the UK and around the world. It poses enormous health- and non-health-related costs to the affected individuals, employers, and the society at large. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that, globa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Victor U. Ekpu, Abraham K. Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-01-01
Series:Tobacco Use Insights
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/TUI.S15628