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Majority of Employers Believe They Should Help Employees Quit Smoking Employers ranked smoking among their top three employee health priorities along with high blood pressure and obesity, according to a new survey. More »  
Smokefree Workplace Resources Due to the health and economic benefits of providing a smokefree workplace, employers are proactively addressing the issue More »  
What Smoking Costs Employers Employees who smoke cost businesses an average of $1,429 per smoker per year. Offering employees assistance in their efforts to quit smoking is a great investment. More »  
Majority of Employers Believe They Should Help Employees Quit Smoking Employers ranked smoking among their top three employee health priorities along with high blood pressure and obesity, according to a new survey. More »  
Smokefree Workplace Resources Due to the health and economic benefits of providing a smokefree workplace, employers are proactively addressing the issue More »  
What Smoking Costs Employers Employees who smoke cost businesses an average of $1,429 per smoker per year. Offering employees assistance in their efforts to quit smoking is a great investment. More »  

Indiana African Americans and Smoking This fact sheet shows data specifically related to African Americans and smoking habits, health risks, and attitudes about smoking and second-hand smoke. More »  
Cutting Back Doesn't Help Smokers' Health Even smokers who cut their cigarette consumption in half in a bid to improve their health tend to die early. More »  
DNA Damage from Smoking Causes Breast Cancer New research shows cigarette smoke prevents breast cells from repairing their DNA, leading to cancer growth. More »  
Smoking Can Lead to Blindness A new study shows that smokers have a two-to-three times higher risk of developing age-related macular degeneration compared to nonsmokers. More »  
Smoking harms moms and their unborn children Indiana is one of the worst states in the nation when it comes to maternal smoking. More »  
Smoking Can Lead to Erectile Dysfunction Men who smoke a pack a day have a 60% higher risk of erectile dysfunction than nonsmokers. More »  
Smoking and Cardiovascular Disease Cigarette smoking is a major cause of coronary heart disease. More »  
Emphysema and Chronic Bronchitis Caused by Smoking 75% of deaths from COPD that occur in developed countries are directly related to smoking tobacco. More »