This is just the opposite of what I assumed.
“Smokers have more disease than nonsmokers, but nonsmokers live longer and can incur more health costs at advanced ages.”
As long as you are not exposed to second hand smoke, l guess we should be thankful for smokers. Smokers also don’t draw social security as long as nonsmokers.
“Smokers have more disease than nonsmokers, but nonsmokers live longer and can incur more health costs at advanced ages.”
As long as you are not exposed to second hand smoke, l guess we should be thankful for smokers. Smokers also don’t draw social security as long as nonsmokers.
The health care costs of smoking - PubMed
If people stopped smoking, there would be a savings in health care costs, but only in the short term. Eventually, smoking cessation would lead to increased health care costs.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov