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Last updated on Thursday, November 1, 2018
(UNDATED) - More than 12,000 Hoosiers died from the complication related to smoking last year.
That's according to a new study released by the non-profit Fairbanks Foundation.
The report also said deaths from opioid use rose to more than 17,000 last year.
In all, the results say addictions cost Hoosier taxpayers $12.6 billion annually.
To help bring the numbers down, the foundation recommends increasing Indiana's cigarette tax by $2 and the legal smoking age to 21 and adopting programs to address addiction among college students.
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