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FISHER: Fewer Smokers Means Higher Taxpayer Costs

A study detailed in the most recent New England Journal of Medicine confirms . . . What the CBO study shows is the litigation that showered such huge benefits on a few was based on the false premise that cigarettes cost taxpayers money. Unfortunately, t
Forbes
added Nov 29, 2012 16:35
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Putting a Number on Smoking’s Toll

Dr. McAfee said. "These things are very important, but the size of the benefit pales in comparison to what you can get from stopping smoking," he said. "The notion that you could add 10 years to your life by something as straightforward as quitting smoki
New York Times Blogs
added Jan 30, 2013 01:32
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New anti-tobacco law to increase lifespan in Russia

* Russia to ban open sale of cigarettes
Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI) (ru)
added Jun 19, 2012 17:03
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[Illinois] Don Draper's Deadly Habit

A new Northwestern Medicine study shows that smoking during your middle-aged years dramatically increases your lifetime risk of not just getting cancer, but dying from it.
Northwestern University
added Sep 18, 2012 01:26
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Quitting smoking prolongs life at any age

can add years of life even in one's 60s, new research in the New England Journal of Medicine shows. Younger smokers can gain a whole decade by quitting.
Los Angeles Times
added Jan 24, 2013 12:44
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Overindulgence May Lower Life Expectancy

concept of a "microlife," defined as 30 minutes of life expectancy, researchers suggested. * Note that people lose a microlife for every two cigarettes they smoke, for being 11 pounds overweight, for having a second or third alcoholic drink of the day, a
MedPage Today
added Dec 19, 2012 06:12
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[Germany] Never too late to quit smoking, researchers say

Ex-smokers live longer than those who haven't kicked the habit, no matter what age group you look at, according to a new report. "This fact calls for effective smoking cessation programs that are likely to have major preventive effects even for smokers a
Reuters
added Jun 11, 2012 19:01
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Longtime Smokers Lose a Decade of Life

Large study of U.S. smokers found quitting by age 35 reduces effect most, but it's never too late
HealthDay [HealthScout]
added Feb 16, 2013 20:51
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[UK] Report: Smoking Takes 5 Hours Off Life Expectancy Per Day

British statistician David Spiegelhalter, in a report published Monday in British Medical Journal, attempts to quantify which habits have a greater impact on life expectancy:
U.S. News & World Report
added Dec 18, 2012 04:29
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[UK] Women smokers more likely to be killed by their habit TODAY than in the 1960s

* Women smokers today start their habit earlier and until recently smoked more cigarettes per day
The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday (uk)
added Jan 24, 2013 02:19
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