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The drive to reduce smoking — and address the total cost that tobacco brings to the workplace — is among the benefits of a well-run workplace wellness program.

We previously noted a study that showed that following tobacco control measures leads to lower smoking rates. The Lancet reports that “Tobacco use is the single greatest preventable cause of death in the world. Globally, tobacco kills nearly 6 million people a year and is a risk factor for six of the eight leading causes of death. Moreover, global tobacco use exerts an extraordinary toll on economic wellbeing, causing more than US$1 trillion in health-care costs and lost productivity annually.”

We've also highlighted a CDC report that explains how tobacco threatens workplace health, costs and productivity.

We've now discovered a nifty online tool — created by the Center for Medicine and Public Health at Florida State University — that calculates what tobacco costs your business.

The tool uses the 2011 Florida Adult Smoking Rate to make its computation. It also estimates health and productivity costs. Of course, actual figures may differ by state and business.

That said, the calculator provides a quick potential snapshot of what smoking may be costing your business.