Money spent on buying tobacco could easily be going to towards food, clothing, shelter, or your family. Regularly smoking can deprive a worker from years of income, and also cost them money when dealing with health related issues. In China, on average one tends to spend 60% of their personal income on cigarettes. Major companies are making it more difficult to quit by raising the amount of nicotine put into each cigarette. Between 1997 and 2005 Camel, Newport, and Doral brands raised their nicotine content by 11 percent.
A pack of Marlboro or equivalent international brand will buy….
A dozen eggs in Panama
A dozen coconuts in Papua New Guinea
One kilogram of fish in France
Six kilograms of rice in Bangladesh
Source: "Smoking and How Much It Costs Your Health." 19 May 2011. <http://www.notosmoke.com/smoking-articles/smoking-health-costs.htm>.
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