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Secondhand smoke exposure: Advertisement Article continues below this ad Costs over a lifetime in Texas Total cost per smoker: $3,942,385 Out-of-pocket cost (rank): $165,739 (29) Financial opportunity cost (rank): $2,903,224 (29) Health care cost per smoker (rank): $191,846 (37) Income loss per smoker (rank): $659,163 (22) Other costs per smoker (rank): $22,413 (3) Costs per year in Texas Total cost per smoker: $82,133 Out-of-pocket cost (rank): $3,453 (29) Financial opportunity cost (rank): $60,484 (29) Health care cost per smoker (rank): $3,997 (37) Income loss per smoker (rank): $13,733 (22) Other costs per smoker (rank): $467 (3) Advertisement Article continues below this ad Texas' ranking dropped six places from 2025

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To allay fears, tobacco brands hired throat doctors (that is, models dressed in white coats) to explain that dust, germs, or a lack of menthol were to blame, not the cigs themselves

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The other major cigarette brand to advertise in the newspaper was Chesterfield