Product availability was assessed with a yes or no response to the following questions: Are cigarettes sold here? Are menthol cigarettes sold here? Are e-cigarettes sold here? Are flavored e-cigarettes sold here? Are vape pens/vaporizers sold here? Are flavored vape pens/vaporizers sold here? We considered flavors to include any flavor except tobacco or menthol/mint, consistent with the Food and Drug Administrations Center for Tobacco Product definitions
Overall rank for Georgia: 42nd Out-of-Pocket Cost per Smoker $148,394 (Rank: 46th) Financial-Opportunity Cost per Smoker $2,599,398 (Rank: 46th) Health-Care Cost per Smoker $164,741 (Rank: 46th) Income Loss per Smoker $645,097 (Rank: 29th) Other Costs per Smoker $17,312 (Rank: 33rd) Total Cost Over Lifetime per Smoker: $3,574,943 Total Cost per Year per Smoker: $74,478 States with the highest costs for smoking District of Columbia - around $5.9 million over a lifetime Maryland - $5.8 million New York - almost $5.8 million States where smoking costs are lower Mississippi - around $3.3 million over a lifetime North Carolina - just under $3.4 million Missouri - $3.4 million Are you surprised by this study
SHS or ETS consists of sidestream (85%) and mainstream smoke (15%) (Soleimani et al., 2022)
Cancer and Other Diseases Female smokers encounter a considerably elevated likelihood of contracting lung cancer compared to those who do not smoke
Maternal smoking may be a greater risk factor among daughters than sons
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