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Study finds extra cost of hiring smoker just under $6000 (College of Public Health & Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University)

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A study published in the Tobacco Control Journal “attempted to estimate the excess annual costs that a US private employer may attribute to employing an individual who smokes tobacco as compared to a non-smoking employee.” Link to the study abstract or read a June 4, 2013 news article about the study from the College of Public Health & Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University.