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Commercial tobacco is still a problem <br />•Commercial tobacco is still the #1 cause of <br />preventable death and disease in the U.S. <br />•In 2021: <br />•Minnesotans paid $824 per resident in excess <br />smoking-related health care expenses <br />•There were 6,530 deaths attributable to <br />smoking in Minnesota <br />•Premature death due to smoking led to <br />approximately 81,000 years of potential life lost <br />and about $4.7 billion in lost productivity <br />(BlueCross BlueShield Minnesota, The Cost of Smoking Report, <br />2023) <br />•Everyone pays the price of tobacco-related harm. <br />Orono Commercial Tobacco-Free Parks and Worksites | March 9, 2026 60