Tobacco Free QC - Cost & Cosmetics

Money! Money! Money!

Did you know that if you smoked a pack a day of the least expensive cigarette on the market you would spend this much?:

1 Day	$2.61	You could buy 5 candy bars
1 Week	$18.28	You could buy a DVD
1 Month	$78.33	You could buy a DVD player
1 Year	$952.95	You could buy an airplane ticket and cruise fare
10 Years	$9,529.42	You could buy a car
60 Years	$57,176.52	You could pay for a college education

Cash Toll on Finances:

Even when choosing the least expensive way out, smoking takes a toll on finances. Many popular brands of cigarettes cost twice as much as what is quoted. You can also take into account those who smoke more than one pack of cigarettes a day. The consequences of smoking creates other costs too. For example:

Doctors visits	vary in price
Lost wages from work	vary in price
Teeth whitening	$200-$300
Dentures Upper Lower	$942 $970
Root Canal (bicuspid)	$505
Chest X-ray, Chest CAT Scan, Bronchoscopy	$3,840
Chemotherapy	$2,000-3,000/treatment
Radiation Treatment	$11,000-$12,000 for 6 weeks
Funeral	$8,000-$10,000