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3. Tobacco 101: Module 123 The Cost of Tobacco Use Smoking often leaves a bad smell in clothes, cars or homes. What is the cost of using tobacco? Smokers may have a harder time selling their cars or homes.

4. Tobacco 101: Module 124 The Cost of Tobacco Use Money doesn’t grow on trees. Did you know that a person who buys a pack of cigarettes a day for $4.80 per pack will spend more than $1,752 every year on smoking? What is the cost of using tobacco? Using tobacco hurts your wallet.

5. Tobacco 101: Module 125 The Cost of Tobacco Use What could I buy with $1,752?

6. Tobacco 101: Module 126 The Cost of Tobacco Use The cost of smoking adds up. 10 Years = $17,520 20 Years = $35,040 30 Years = $52,560 40 Years = $70,080

7. Tobacco 101: Module 127 The Cost of Tobacco Use 1. Read a book 2. Listen to music 3. Walk the dog 4. Talk to a friend 5. Swim 6. Practice yoga 7. Start a journal or scrapbook 8. Dance 9. Listen to a relaxation CD What can I do besides smoking? There are so many fun things to do besides using tobacco. Now it’s your turn to name a few fun things that you can do.

8. Tobacco 101: Module 128 The Cost of Tobacco Use Slide 3: EBSCO Industries, Inc. 2008. “Lighting Up in Your Van Could Lose You Pounds.” http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?sid=24565f57-6558-40c2-a15c- c35901da20aa%40sessionmgr11&vid=1&hid=10&bdata=JmF1dGh0eXBlPWdlbyZnZW9jdXN0aWQ9Z2FsaW xlbyZzaXRlPWVob3N0LWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ%3d%3d#db=aqh&AN=34122825 http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?sid=24565f57-6558-40c2-a15c- c35901da20aa%40sessionmgr11&vid=1&hid=10&bdata=JmF1dGh0eXBlPWdlbyZnZW9jdXN0aWQ9Z2FsaW xlbyZzaXRlPWVob3N0LWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ%3d%3d#db=aqh&AN=34122825 Slide 4: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2011. “Fact Sheet: Economic Facts About U.S. Tobacco Production and Use.” http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/economics/econ_facts/http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/economics/econ_facts/ Slide 7: American Cancer Society. 2011. “Quitting Smoking—Help for Cravings and Tough Situations.” http://www.cancer.org/Healthy/StayAwayfromTobacco/quitting-smoking-help-for-cravings-and-tough- situations http://www.cancer.org/Healthy/StayAwayfromTobacco/quitting-smoking-help-for-cravings-and-tough- situations References

9. Tobacco 101: Module 129 The Cost of Tobacco Use Slides 1 and 2: Photographs courtesy of iStockphoto. Slide 3: Photograph courtesy of George Doyle/Photos.com. Slide 4: Photograph courtesy of Milan Ljubisavljevic/Photos.com. Slide 5: Photograph courtesy of Kiyoshi Takahase Segundo/Photos.com. Slide 7: Photograph courtesy of Comstock/Photos.com. Photographs are used for illustrative purposes only, and any persons depicted are models. Photograph Credits

10. Prepared by Sterling Fulton-Smith, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services; Sandhya Joshi, RTI International; Caley Burrus, Duke University; Ronny Bell, Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity; and Barri Burrus, RTI International. March 2012