Tob Control 2012;21:3635
A: On average, 200g provides 1520 full hookah sessions, depending on bowl size and packing style
However, it comes at a time when several stakeholders, in Germany and elsewhere in Europe, are highlighting the persistent limitations of recycling these devices and questioning the true impact of this type of measure, while other European countries have opted for an outright ban on the sale of these products
However, it should be noted that if we take into account the annual expenditure that the country incurs in supporting public health and treating diseases closely related to tobacco consumption, we will realize that the actual net profit is half of this figure, which is approximately 7 billion euros
Additionally, the per unit rates used to estimate an episode's cost were updated by the home health update percentage each year, meaning we will start with the national per visit amounts for the same calendar year when calculating the cost-per-unit used to determine the cost of an episode of care (81 FR 76727)