Lopez said that decreasing health-care costs is a an added bonus to caring for workers’ health. About 49 million American adults used tobacco products in 2018, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Siegel noted that many former smokers or other users of tobacco products often use nicotine-infused gum, patches or lozenges to ween themselves off tobacco use. ADADMoney and workplace productivity are a concern for companies, said Kevin Schroth, associate professor of health, tobacco control policy and law for the Rutgers School of Public Health. “I don’t have a problem with government policies or employer-based policies that are designed to discourage people to stop using deadly products,” he said.

Source: Washington Post January 04, 2020 00:08 UTC