What does this tool measure?
Click here to
find out
how much smoking is costing you
.
This interactive tool calculates how much money you have spent on
cigarettes in the past or how much you will spend on them in the future. When
computing future costs, this calculator does not take into account inflation or
the rising cost of cigarettes or the taxes on them. The actual amount you spend
will be higher.
Although you may be surprised at how much you spend on cigarettes
over a period of time, smoking costs even more when you consider illnesses
caused by smoking. The more cigarettes you smoke and the longer you smoke, the
more costs will add up from smoking-related medical problems such as lung
cancer, heart disease, or emphysema.
Perhaps most importantly, this tool can't calculate the costs that
aren't measured in dollars. Smoking will eventually cost you time and will take
a toll on your quality of life, and it will likely have an impact on the people
you care about.
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What's next?
Quitting smoking can be difficult, especially if you have been
smoking for a long time. It may take several tries before you succeed, but even
if you have a strong addiction, it is still possible to quit. And even if you
have smoked for many years, quitting smoking now can still increase your life
span and improve the quality of your life.
The best way to stop smoking is to get help and to follow a plan.
Medicine that reduces cravings for nicotine, such as bupropion (Zyban),
varenicline (Chantix), or nicotine chewing gum, may also be helpful. For more
information about how you can quit smoking, see the topic
Quitting Tobacco Use.
Credits
| Author | Debby Golonka, MPH |
| Author | Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MS |
| Editor | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman, MATC |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Kathleen Romito, MD
- Family Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | John Hughes, MD
- Psychiatry |
| Last Updated | October 11, 2007 |
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