Should smokers, drinkers, drug users and obese people be charged to see the doctor?
Watch this postIt seems reasonable to me, after all, they consume a very large chunk of the NHS budget, so I think it's entirely appropriate that they stump up for their treatment. What do you think?
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Education is the only way to help with these issues. If someone decides to abuse themselves there should be more help for them not less.
If you are worried about your health, then you need to see your GP, that's what they are there for, and that's what we pay them for.
A 40 a day habit will cost approximately £14.00 per day, or £98.00 per week, which works out at around £5,000 per annum (think what you could do with that dough!)
Multiply that by say, 50 years and you have a figure of £50,000. But, that's at today's prices and current rate of Vat and duty. The true 50 year figure will be much less.
When the smoker is struck down by lung cancer and lingers for several years in pain, unable to work, needing oxygen therapy 24? and the services of carers, then the ££££'s start to stack up.
If a lung transplant is tried, that could cost £30,000 and then the ongoing cost of anti-rejection drugs add significantly to the overall costs of treating just ONE silly smoker, and there are MILLIONS of them in the UK.
Smokers, drinkers and the obese will never be able to say, in truth and honesty, that their taxes entitles them to free treatment when their habits have made them morbidly ill.
50 years ago fags were dirt cheap and the tax on them tiny.