Monday, November 17, 2008

Research news: Fewer than 1 in 5 U.S. adults now smoke

The News:
Fewer Than 1 In 5 U.S. Adults Now Smoke
by Robert Benincasa
November 13, 2008 · The nation's adult smoking rate has fallen below 20 percent for the first time since the federal government began tracking it in the 1960s, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
The drop continues a decades-long decline that had slowed in recent years.
Dr. Matthew McKenna, director of the CDC's Office on Smoking and Health, said the prevalence of smoking in America is still "much higher than what we've aspired to." Read on...

The Research:
Read the research behind this story in MMWR.

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