Table 4 Tobacco reduction costs (2017 Canadian $)
Costs associated with specific tobacco reduction scenarios | Component cost | Per person cost of intervention | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
1) Increased taxation†|  | $0 |  |
2) Pharmacotherapy and counselling | |||
 a. Unit cost of NRT chewing gum | $0.25 |  | [83] |
 b. Number of doses of NRT chewing gum (N) | 1008 |  | [45] |
 c. Cost of treatment with NRT chewing gum (a*b) | $254.32 |  |  |
 d. Unit cost of a nicotine patch | $2.68 |  | [83] |
 e. Number of doses of nicotine patch (N) | 84 |  | [45] |
 f. Cost of treatment with nicotine patch (d*e) | $225.00 |  |  |
 g. Cost of one varenicline 0.5 mg pill | $1.72 |  | [83] |
 h. Number of doses of varenicline (N) | 317 |  |  |
 i. Cost of treatment with varenicline (g*h) | $544.29 |  |  |
 j. Number of counselling cessions | 12 |  | [46] |
 k. Duration of each counselling session | 42 min |  | [46] |
 l. Hourly Nurse wage | $81.39 |  | [41] |
 m. Cost for complete counselling sessions (j*k*l) | $683.68 |  |  |
 n. Total cost of Pharmacotherapy and counselling (c + f + i + m) per person | $1707.29 |  |  |
 o. Proportion of smokers who made a quit attempt | 14.14% |  |  |
 Pro-rated mean cost of pharmacotherapy and counselling per smoker (n*o: applied to all smokers in the model cohort) |  | $241.41 |  |
3) Pharmacotherapy, counselling and mass media | |||
 a. Total cost of pharmacotherapy and counselling | $1707.29 |  |  |
 b. Proportion of smokers who made a quit attempt | 19.8% |  |  |
 c. Recommended per capita expenditure on mass media campaigns | $2.05 |  | [47] |
 Prorated mean cost of pharmacotherapy and counselling per smoker (a*b + c): added to all smokers |  | $339.78 |  |
4) Multifaceted strategy—pharmacotherapy, counselling, mass media, and taxation |  | $339.78 |  |