Annual U.S. healthcare expenditures attributable to cigar smoking between 2001 and 2018, overall and by payer
Cigar smoking creates a preventable financial burden on the U.S. healthcare system. Health consequences associated with cigar smoking may remain after successful quitting. The findings underscore the importance of preventing initiation of cigar smoking and providing evidence-based cessation methods to reduce the health and economic burden of cigar smoking.
Authors
- Naa A Inyang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5257-7387)
- Jennifer Gaber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1467-0115)
- Caryn F Nagler
- Sherry T. Liu
- Brian L. Rostron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1715-0545)
- James Nonnemaker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1044-7482)
- Ghada Homsi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8494-9760)
- Xin Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4761-3520)
Institutions
- United States Food and Drug Administration (US)
- RTI International (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0337757
- Primary Topic
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00