I'm not sure on that.But I do know that when I saw that £1bn figure about 18 months ago, it stated that that was the cost to the NHS of smoking related illnesses. Whether that includes exascerbation of conditions, I dont know. But I cant imagine that the people who publish those figures would want to play down how much smoking costs the NHS.
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