The reasons to quit smoking keep adding up Still smoking despite all the warnings? Then maybe this will finally be the reason you put down the pack: complications following surgery. According to researchers from the Mayo Clinic, former and current smokers who have operations have higher healthcare costs for a year afterward compared to people who never smoked. They found that smoking-related complications could add up to $17 billion in direct medical costs in the United States. Smokers will find it harder to breathe during and after surgery, and the risk of blood clots and infection is higher. The risk…

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