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  1. Fact Sheet Fact Sheet Research & Resources
    Quitting smoking

    What you need to know to quit smoking

    … What you need to know to quit smoking Fact SheetQuitting smoking / vaping Tools cessation the … for information about quitting smoking, a proportion that has more …

    Nov. 07, 2018
    Quitting smoking / vaping
    Tools
  2. Fact Sheet Fact Sheet Research & Resources
    secondhand smoke sidewalk

    The impact of secondhand smoke

    Secondhand smoke causes the premature death of 41,000 adults and more than 400 infants each year.

    Apr. 06, 2018
    Harmful Effects of Tobacco
    Secondhand Smoke
  3. Fact Sheet Fact Sheet Research & Resources
    Unexpected effects young people

    The facts about women and tobacco

    Every year, smoking-related diseases kill more than 200,000 women.

    Mar. 05, 2019
    Targeted Communities
    Women
  4. Fact Sheet Fact Sheet Research & Resources
    cigarette state fact sheets

    Tobacco use in Alabama 2019

    An up-to-date look at tobacco use rates, tobacco control funding, tobacco laws, cessation statistics, and tobacco tax in Alabama.

    Jun. 28, 2019
    Smoking by Region
    State Facts
  5. Fact Sheet Fact Sheet Research & Resources

    Tobacco use in the military

    The U.S. military has a culture of tobacco use, which decades of tobacco industry targeting has helped create and support.

    Jun. 12, 2018
    Targeted Communities
    Military
  6. Fact Sheet Fact Sheet Research & Resources
    E-cigarettes black and white

    E-cigarettes: Facts, stats and regulations

    … evidence of potential health risks related to e-cigarette use has … in humans, regardless of current smoking status. While a 2018 National … to increase the likelihood of smoking cigarettes among young …

    Nov. 11, 2019
    Emerging Tobacco Products
    E-cigarettes / Vaping Flavors IQOS JUUL
  7. Press Release Press
    JUUL pods and a JUUL laying on cigarettes

    As Teen Smoking Rate Hits Historic Low, Youth Tobacco Use Hits Record High Derailing Years of Progress and Putting a New Generation at Risk

    … As Teen Smoking Rate Hits Historic Low, Youth … at Risk Press Release The youth smoking rate has fallen to a historic … as the end of youth cigarette smoking is in reach after years of …

    Dec. 18, 2019
  8. Fact Sheet Fact Sheet Research & Resources
    cigarette state fact sheets

    Tobacco use in the District of Columbia 2018

    … annual spending target. ⁵ Smoking-related health care costs: $391 million per year ⁵ Smoking-related losses in … ⁷ ⁸ Clean indoor air ordinances Smoking is prohibited in all …

    Jun. 01, 2018
    Smoking by Region
    State Facts
  9. Fact Sheet Fact Sheet Research & Resources
    cigarette state fact sheets

    Tobacco use in the District of Columbia 2019

    … annual spending target. 5 Smoking-related health care costs: $391 million per year. 5 Smoking-related losses in … 7,8 Clean indoor air ordinances Smoking is prohibited in all …

    Jun. 28, 2019
    Smoking by Region
    State Facts
  10. Fact Sheet Fact Sheet Research & Resources
    cigars

    The truth about: Little cigars, cigarillos and cigars

    Truth Initiative summarized the truth about little cigars, cigarillos and cigars

    Jul. 14, 2016
    Traditional tobacco products
    Cigarillos Cigars Little Cigars
  11. Fact Sheet Fact Sheet Research & Resources
    cigarette state fact sheets

    Tobacco use in Mississippi 2018

    … annual spending target. ³ Smoking-caused health care costs: $1.23 billion per year ⁴ Smoking-caused losses in … ⁶ ⁷ Clean indoor air ordinances Smoking is prohibited in schools …

    Jun. 01, 2018
    Smoking by Region
    State Facts
  12. Fact Sheet Fact Sheet Research & Resources
    cigarette state fact sheets

    Tobacco use in Michigan 2018

    … annual spending target. ⁴ Smoking-caused health care costs: $4.59 billion per year ⁴ Smoking-caused losses in … 50 cents per cigar. Non-cigarette smoking tobacco and smokeless tobacco …

    Jun. 01, 2018
    Smoking by Region
    State Facts