Smoking Kills 159 Koreans Every Day: Study

SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Socioeconomic costs, such as medical costs, caused by direct smoking have surpassed the 12 trillion won (US$9.66 billion) threshold on an annual basis. A research team from Seoul National University reported that 58,036 people died from direct smoking in 2019, which amounts to an average of 159 people every [...]