Would free cigs for anyone over 60 solve Social Security and healthcare?WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tobacco use will kill 6 million people next year from cancer, heart disease, emphysema and a range of other ills, global cancer experts said in a report issued on Tuesday.
The new Tobacco Atlas from the World Lung Foundation and the American Cancer Society estimates that tobacco use costs the global economy $ 500 billion a year in direct medical expenses, lost productivity and environmental harm.
"Tobacco's total economic costs reduce national wealth in terms of gross domestic product (GDP) by as much as 3.6 percent," the report reads.
"Tobacco accounts for one out of every 10 deaths worldwide and will claim 5.5 million lives this year alone," the report said. If current trends hold, by 2020, the number will grow to an estimated 7 million and top 8 million by 2030.
Stacy S
do you think it's easy to quit once you've started. i'm sure a lot of those people who do smoke would love to quit so BACK OFF jerk.
stop trying to preach on answers as i'm sure half the people don't want to listen to it
Megan
Are you suggesting to kill of the elderly with tobacco?
Wouldn't it be easier to push them off a cliff or something?
Not saying we should... just that if that is your idea there are better ways to go about it.
Big Brother is Watching
Don't worry. Once nobody has private insurance, the death rates will go even higher.
Demsmierda
There is something much more Dangerous to life than Tobacco: Obama.
The Death Rate for Senior Citizens is going Way Up, with Obama-Care.
sammimac
Im seeing your point about killing the elderly but would you like it if that happened to your grandma
There are much more useful ways of killing people which will helo the human race as well... we could do drug testing on them, it makes more sense than using animals
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