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The Real Cost of Smoking by State 2026

Summary by WalletHub
Smoking doesn’t just damage your health — it can also take a serious toll on your finances. Tobacco use is responsible for nearly half a million deaths in the U.S. each year and remains the leading cause of lung cancer, according to the American Lung Association. Even people who don’t smoke are put at risk. Since 1964, smoking-related diseases have claimed more than 20 million lives in the U.S., including 2.5 million nonsmokers who became ill so…
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WalletHub broke the news in on Wednesday, January 14, 2026.
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