Economic evaluations of smoking cessation interventions

Economic evaluation of smoking cessation interventions and policies provide evidence not only of the costs and benefits relative to other smoking cessation interventions, but also relative to other health interventions. Smoking cessation has been considered the gold standard of health care cost effectiveness, providing additional years of life at costs well below those for a wide range of healthcare interventions.

Resources

1. Tobacco control - a blue chip investment
2. NHS Economic Evaluation Database (NHS EED)
   from the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination databases. Contains over 6000 abstracts of quality assessed economic evaluations. The database aims to assist decision-makers by systematically identifying and describing economic evaluations, appraising their quality and highlighting their relative strengths and weaknesses.
3. Centre for Health Economics, Monash University. Risk Factor Study.
   How to Reduce the Burden of Harm from Poor Nutrition, Tobacco Smoking, Physical Inactivity and Alcohol Misuse:
   Cost-Utility Analysis of 5 Interventions to Discourage Tobacco Smoking.
   See Research Paper 1 and Research Paper 5 (July 2005).

Tobacco control - a blue chip investment

Tobacco control is one of the best investments governments can make to enhance health and economic well-being.