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| Health care costs |
| In 1995, Medicare costs to treat tobacco-related conditions were about $25 billion, and Social Security disability insurance paid out about $4.6 billion to beneficiaries disabled by tobacco-related disease. |
| At any given age, health care costs for smokers are as much as 40% higher than for non-smokers. |
