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Tobacco Use - Smoking


Smoking in the US needs to be reduced.

  • About 1 in 2 adults who continue to smoke cigarettes will die from smoking-related causes.
  • Health reform is expected to help increase smokers’ access to services and treatments that help people quit. This could help more smokers quit and may result in fewer adult smokers in the US.
  • Medicare now covers support for quitting services for smokers.
  • By 2015, an estimated 5 million fewer people would smoke if all states funded their tobacco control programs at CDC-recommended levels. States such as Maine, New York, and Washington have recently seen youth smoking go down 45% to 60% with sustained comprehensive statewide programs.

 

Risks from Smoking

Smoking can damage every part of the body


Graphic: This image is illustrates how smoking can damage every part of the body. The image show an outline of a human body. Internal organs are visible, and circles mark the locations where smoking causes damage. On the left side of the body, the following locations and organs are marked with circles to identify cancers caused by smoking: Head or neck, lung, stomach, kidney, pancreas, colon, cervix, and bladder. On the right side of the body, the following locations and organs are marked with circles to identify chronic diseases caused by smoking: stroke, blindness, gum infection, aortic rupture, heart disease, pneumonia, hardening of the arteries, chronic lung disease/asthma, reduced fertility, and hip fracture. Click to view larger image.

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Current smoking percentages by group


Graphic: This graph displays current smoking percentages by group. Men 24%, women 18%, Less then high school education 26%, high school graduate 25%, college graduate 11%, post graduate 6%, at/above poverty level 20%, below poverty level 31%. Click to view larger image.

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