Impact of promotion of the Great American Smokeout and availability of over-the-counter nicotine medications, 1996

Article Abstract:

The 1996 Great American Smokeout (GASO) on November 21 appears to have led to an increase in smoking cessation attempts. Surveys reveal that during the 1996 GASO, about 122 million adult Americans were exposed to TV ads promoting GASO, including an estimated 30.5 million smokers. A survey of 983 adults that included 379 smokers found that 26% of smokers attempted to quit in 1996, up from 18% in 1995. More smokers reduced their smoking during the 1996 GASO, but the percentage of smokers who succeeded in quitting remained the same as in 1995. The use of nicotine medications increased between 11% and 30% depending on when the survey was done.

Smoking cessation programs, Smoking cessation, Media coverage

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Cigar smoking among teenagers - United States, Massachusetts, and New York, 1996

Article Abstract:

Many teenage cigarette smokers also seem to be experimenting with cigars. A nationwide survey of high school students by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation reveals that 27% of 14- to 19-year-olds in the US have smoked a cigar in the previous year. A Massachusetts survey found that the percentage of students who had ever smoked a cigar ranged from 10% of sixth graders to 39% of high school students. A study in two New York counties found that 13% to 15% of ninth graders had smoked a cigar in the previous 30 days. In all three surveys, cigarette smokers were more likely to smoke cigars than non-smokers.

Usage, High school students, Teenagers, Youth, Smokers, Cigars

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Tobacco Use--United States, 1900-1999

Article Abstract:

Much effort is still needed to reduce the death toll from smoking. In 1900, per capita cigarette use stood at 54 cigarettes per year. By 1963, that number had risen to 4,345 cigarettes per capita per year. In 1964, the U.S. Surgeon General published the first report on the health effects of smoking. Subsequently, per capita cigarette use declined to 2,261 per year by 1998. However, about 48 million Americans still smoke and half will die of a tobacco-related disease. Tobacco use results in 430,000 deaths each year and $50 billion in direct health care costs and another $50 billion in indirect costs.

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