By Julie Fidler
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offered some good news on November 8 when it released data showing that smoking rates in the U.S. are the lowest they’ve ever been. Unfortunately, there was some bad news to go with it.
- Smoking rates have fallen by 67% since 1965 when the U.S. government first began tracking smoking rates.
- An estimated 14% of adults smoked in 2017, down from 15.5% in 2016.
- The rates were even lower among adults 18-24: from 13% in 2016 to 10% in 2017.
In a press release, CDC Director Robert Redfield said:
“This new all-time low in …read more
Source: naturalsociety.com
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