A Review of Economic Evaluations of Tobacco Control Programs
Each year, an estimated 443,000 people die of smoking-related diseases in the United States. Cigarette smoking results in more than $193 billion in medical costs and productivity losses annually.In an effort to reduce this burden, many states, the federal government, and several national organizatio...
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doaj-76cc19207cff4e72a87cc8b44cd1320c2020-11-24T21:05:59ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1660-46012008-12-0161516810.3390/ijerph6010051A Review of Economic Evaluations of Tobacco Control ProgramsJennifer W. KahendeBishwa AdhikariBrett R. LoomisLaTisha MarshallEach year, an estimated 443,000 people die of smoking-related diseases in the United States. Cigarette smoking results in more than $193 billion in medical costs and productivity losses annually.In an effort to reduce this burden, many states, the federal government, and several national organizations fund tobacco control programs and policies. For this report we reviewed existing literature on economic evaluations of tobacco control interventions. We found that smoking cessation therapies, including nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and self-help are most commonly studied. There are far fewer studies on other important interventions, such as price and tax increases, media campaigns, smoke free air laws and workplace smoking interventions, quitlines, youth access enforcement, school-based programs, and community-based programs. Although there are obvious gaps in the literature, the existing studies show in almost every case that tobacco control programs and policies are either cost-saving or highly cost-effective.http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/6/1/51/Economic evaluationcost-effectivenesssmokingtobacco usesmoking cessation |
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A Review of Economic Evaluations of Tobacco Control Programs |
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A Review of Economic Evaluations of Tobacco Control Programs |
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
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2008-12-01 |
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Each year, an estimated 443,000 people die of smoking-related diseases in the United States. Cigarette smoking results in more than $193 billion in medical costs and productivity losses annually.In an effort to reduce this burden, many states, the federal government, and several national organizations fund tobacco control programs and policies. For this report we reviewed existing literature on economic evaluations of tobacco control interventions. We found that smoking cessation therapies, including nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and self-help are most commonly studied. There are far fewer studies on other important interventions, such as price and tax increases, media campaigns, smoke free air laws and workplace smoking interventions, quitlines, youth access enforcement, school-based programs, and community-based programs. Although there are obvious gaps in the literature, the existing studies show in almost every case that tobacco control programs and policies are either cost-saving or highly cost-effective. |
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Economic evaluation cost-effectiveness smoking tobacco use smoking cessation |
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