US Cigarette Smoking Lowest Since 1965; Tobacco Use Still High, CDC Says - Bloomberg
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Cigarette smoking rates sank to their lowest US level in more than half a century, according to the latest government figures, although tobacco use remained high as consumers pivot to alternative products.
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Tobacco Heart – The Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society
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Youth tobacco use rates declined slightly in US, but 'work is far from over,' health officials say
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E-Cigarettes: What Healthcare Professionals Need to Know
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8 million U.S. deaths prevented since surgeon general's 1964 smoking report: Study - CBS News
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BAT, Philip Morris Try to Quit Smoking to Preserve Big Tobacco's Future - Bloomberg
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U.S. Surgeon General announces definitive link between smoking and cancer, January 11, 1964
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Current Status of Tobacco Control - The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progress - NCBI Bookshelf
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BAT, Philip Morris Try to Quit Smoking to Preserve Big Tobacco's Future - Bloomberg