title: Sending unhealthy environments up in smoke.
abstract: Tobacco use is recognized as the leading cause of preventable death and disease in the United States. It is the foremost reason for the four primary causes of death--heart disease, cancer, emphysema and stroke. Tobacco costs the United States more than $197 billion per year in direct medical and indirect costs (i.e., loss of productivity). Within Michigan, more than 14,500 people die each year from tobacco-related illnesses with monetary losses for the state exceeding more than $6 billion. Additionally, there are no good estimates on the number of Michigan people who suffer from tobacco-related health problems and continue to survive.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D017281:Cost of Illness; D004526:Efficiency; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007297:Inpatients / Q000523:psychology; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics; D008824:Michigan / Q000453:epidemiology; D016134:Organizational Policy; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000523:psychology; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution