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==Epidemiology== | ==Epidemiology== | ||
*Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States, accounting for more than 480,000 deaths every year, or 1 of every 5 deaths.<ref name="urlCDC - Fact Sheet - Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults in the United States - Smoking & Tobacco Use">{{cite web |url=https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/adult_data/cig_smoking/index.htm |title=CDC - Fact Sheet - Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults in the United States - Smoking & Tobacco Use |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> | |||
*In 2015, about 15 of every 100 U.S. adults aged 18 years or older (15.1%) currently smoked cigarettes, this means an estimated 36.5 million adults in the United States currently smoke cigarettes. | |||
*Current smoking has declined from nearly 21 of every 100 adults (20.9%) in 2005 to about 15 of every 100 adults (15.1%) in 2015. | |||
*Nearly 40 million US adults still smoke cigarettes, and about 4.7 million middle and high school students use at least one tobacco product, including e-cigarettes. | |||
*Every day, more than 3,800 youth younger than 18 years smoke their first cigarette. | |||
*Each year, nearly half a million Americans die prematurely of smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke and more than 16 million Americans live with a smoking-related disease. | |||
*Each year, the United States spends nearly $170 billion on medical care to treat smoking-related disease in adults. | |||
==Smoking and Health== | ==Smoking and Health== | ||
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==Smoking cessation== | ==Smoking cessation== | ||
===General Principles=== | ===General Principles=== | ||
The 5As are an evidence-based framework for structuring smoking cessation in health care settings. The 5As include: Ask, Assess, Advise, Assist and Arrange follow-up. | |||
===Non-pharmacological=== | ===Non-pharmacological=== | ||
===Pharmacological=== | ===Pharmacological=== | ||
Revision as of 20:00, 30 May 2017
Template:Smoking cessation Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D. [2],Usama Talib, BSc, MD [3],Aravind Kuchkuntla, M.B.B.S[4]
Overview
Epidemiology
- Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States, accounting for more than 480,000 deaths every year, or 1 of every 5 deaths.[1]
- In 2015, about 15 of every 100 U.S. adults aged 18 years or older (15.1%) currently smoked cigarettes, this means an estimated 36.5 million adults in the United States currently smoke cigarettes.
- Current smoking has declined from nearly 21 of every 100 adults (20.9%) in 2005 to about 15 of every 100 adults (15.1%) in 2015.
- Nearly 40 million US adults still smoke cigarettes, and about 4.7 million middle and high school students use at least one tobacco product, including e-cigarettes.
- Every day, more than 3,800 youth younger than 18 years smoke their first cigarette.
- Each year, nearly half a million Americans die prematurely of smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke and more than 16 million Americans live with a smoking-related disease.
- Each year, the United States spends nearly $170 billion on medical care to treat smoking-related disease in adults.
Smoking and Health
Smoking cessation
General Principles
The 5As are an evidence-based framework for structuring smoking cessation in health care settings. The 5As include: Ask, Assess, Advise, Assist and Arrange follow-up.