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It is clear that states could see some medical savings from reduced smoking, but it is difficult to say how much, and whether those savings might offset the lost tax revenue

Increasing numbers of employers, especially those in the healthcare sector, won't hire applicants whose urine tests show nicotine use, whether it's through cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, or nicotine patches

Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General held cigarette smoking responsible for a 70 percent increase in the mortality rate of smokers over non-smokers

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