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==Epidemiology== | ==Epidemiology== | ||
*Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States. | *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. | ||
*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. | *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. | *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 | *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. | *Each year, the United States spends nearly $170 billion on medical care to treat smoking-related disease in adults. | ||
Revision as of 20:07, 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.
- 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.