The Financial Costs of Smoking

Smoking costs the U.S. over $150 billion each year in health care costs and lost productivity.
- American Lung Association

Smoking costs a staggering amount of money annually in expenses to American companies:

• $81.9 billion in mortality-related productivity losses



• $75.5 billion in excess medical expenditures

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the factors associated with smoking that contribute to increase costs for employers include:

• Absenteeism



• Heath insurance and life insurance costs and claims



• Workers' Compensation payments and occupational health awards



• Accidents and fires (plus related insurance costs)



• Illness and discomfort among nonsmokers exposed to Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)



• Penalties associated with noncompliance for community / state ordinances