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Smoking Rate Increases Slightly in United States Publish date: Nov 13, 2009  FRIDAY, Nov. 13 (HealthDay News) -- The number of Americans who smoke increased slightly from 2007 to 2008, and the figure
has hardly changed at all in the past five years, according to a report in the Nov. 13 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The report says the percentage of American smokers rose from 19.8 percent in 2007 to 20.6 percent in 2008. The actual number
of smokers stayed fairly constant, at about 46 million. Over the longer term, smoking rates had declined; in 1998, 24.1 percent
of Americans smoked. The report blames the increase on state cutbacks to tobacco control programs. It points out that, from 2000 to 2009, states
have received $203.5 billion in tobacco-related revenue, but that less than 3 percent of those funds have been earmarked
for tobacco-prevention and smoking-cessation programs. "Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, and we know what to do," CDC director, Thomas
Frieden, M.D., said in a statement. "We want to provide support to states and localities to implement proven programs, and
if we do that, we can save literally millions of lives in the decades to come." Copyright © 2009 ScoutNews, LLC. All rights reserved. |   Practice Tools Coding Counselor Simple and accurate ICD-9 code search. Start Here  Formulary Counselor Find health plan drug coverage in your area. Start Here  Patient Education Print customized patient education handouts. Start Here  Surgical Video Center On-demand surgery demos and presentations. Start Here    
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