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 Adult cigarette smoking hits all-time low

Amid mounting concerns over e-cigarette use, the adult smoking rate reached an all-time low of 13.7% in 2018, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows.

More than 40%of American adults smoked in 1965, when the federal government began tracking tobacco use after the U.S. surgeon general released a landmark report on the health effects of smoking. Since then, smoking rates have been falling, yet smoking remains the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S., according to the new report.

“This marked decline in cigarette smoking is the achievement of a consistent and coordinated effort by the public health community and our many partners,” CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield said in a statement.

Yet the new report also notes that there was “no significant change” in smoking prevalence from 2017 to 2018, and public health advocates say the progress has been uneven. In particular, people with disabilities and serious psychological issues, Native populations and adults with lower incomes or education levels were more likely to be cigarette smokers in 2018, according to the new CDC estimates.

Still, there are more former smokers than current smokers today, officials said. And more than 55% of cigarette smokers tried to quit in the last year – up from 52.8% in 2009, according to the report.

“The health benefits of quitting smoking are significant, and we are committed to educating Americans about the steps they can take to become tobacco-free,” Redfield said.

Overall, an estimated 49.1 million, or 19.7%, of U.S. adults regularly used tobacco products in 2018. Cigars, cigarillos or filtered little cigars were the most popular choice after cigarettes, followed by e-cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, and pipes, water pipes or hookahs, the study shows. Current use remained relatively level for almost all of these categories between 2017 and 2018.

The uptick among youth and a rash of vaping-linked illnesses that appear largely tied to the marijuana compound THC have prompted regulatory action at the state and federal levels. President Donald Trump also has been expected to announce a ban on e-cigarette flavors and an increased age limit for purchasing the products, though advocates are worried he may move forward with a softer measure.

“We remain dedicated to keeping pace with the evolving tobacco product landscape to ensure strong regulatory oversight in light of the increases in youth use of e-cigarette products in the U.S.,” Adm. Brett Giroir, assistant secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services and acting commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, said in a statement.