Smokers may die earlier because they get sick earlier

by Steven Haninger - 4/13/11 1:57 AM

In Reply to: Re: pay the price by Kees_B Moderator

and it's those last years that drain the health care system, isn't it? I could guess that, by the time they are treated for cancer, emphysema, and other smoking related issues (including those that might limit their years of productivity), they've already dug well into the money pot being created by the more healthy. I don't know if it's possible to put figures to this but it makes good sense to me.