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From Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News:
Tobacco quitlines have a median per-capita cost of just 14 cents (and 85 cents per adult smoker), yet are effective in helping addicted smokers quit, a new study finds.
Researcher Paula Keller of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health said that, "when compared with the total economic cost of smoking of $3,931 per year, per smoker, estimated by the Centers for Disease Control, quitlines are really a bargain."
Quitlines -- most of which are state-supported -- provide a variety of services to callers, including self-help materials, counseling, and treatment referrals.
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Posted on January 13, 2007 09:08 PM
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