According to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration and the National Cancer Institute cigarette smoking has reached the lowest level ever recorded among U.S. adults.
Only 14 percent of adults – around 34 million people – smoked within the past 30 days. That is down from 15.5 percent in 2016. It is remarkable that adult smoking rates have declined by 67 percent since 1965.
The report also showed about 10 percent of young adults aged 18 to 24 years smoked cigarettes in 2017, down from 13 percent in 2016.
This new all-time low in cigarette smoking among U.S. adults is a tremendous public health accomplishment.
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