(2/5) The good news: Cigarette smoking is at a new all-time low.
The bad news: It remains the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S.
Get the latest from @CDCgov on tobacco product use via @CDCMMWR.https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/68/wr/mm6845a2.htm?s_cid=mm6845a2_w …
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(3/5) Since the first Surgeon General's report warned of the health implications of smoking 50+ years ago, cigarette smoking has declined by approximately two-thirds.
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(4/5) While adults may be moving away from traditional cigarettes, we know that 34.2 million adults are still smoking – and many are using other or multiple tobacco products.
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(5/5) We must uplift proven strategies & interventions like comprehensive smoke-free policies, media campaigns, and education to further reduce tobacco-related disease and death in the U.S. It’s never too late to quit. Visit http://smokefree.gov to start today.
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Yet, rates of smoking among American Indians and Alaska Natives are still very high!! 50% in many communities!!!!Resources are scarce and the tobacco industry continues to exploits Indian Country!
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Thanks to a 95% less harmful option—vaping!
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@POTUS who neither smoke nor drink.Effect of good role models.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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You would think this number would be rising since you claim that vaping is a gateway to smoking. Funny how that works, huh? BTW, your ride is here.pic.twitter.com/WbYf2RXILo
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Yet you are trying to kill the most successful NRT because it doesn't make the government money. How much is that decline in the last 10years since ECIGARETTES have been available in the US?
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