Brief Description
Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of disease, disability, and death in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), cigarette smoking results in more than 443,000 premature deaths in the United States each year—about 1 in every 5 U.S. deaths2—and an additional 8.6 million people suffer with a serious illness caused by smoking.3 Thus, for every one person who dies from smoking, 20 more suffer from at least one serious tobacco-related illness.3 Learn more
Statistics and Trends
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| Drug | Time Period | 8th-Graders | 10th-Graders | 12th-Graders |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cigarettes (any use) | Lifetime | 14.80 | [25.70] | 38.10 |
| Past Month | 4.50 | [9.10] | 16.30 | |
| Daily | 1.80 | 4.40 | 8.50 | |
| 1/2-pack+/day | 0.70 | 1.50 | 3.40 | |
| Smokeless Tobacco | Lifetime | 7.90 | 14.00 | 17.20 |
| Past Month | 2.80 | 6.40 | 8.10 | |
| Daily | 0.50 | 1.90 | 3.00 |
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| Drug | Time Period | Ages 12 or Older | Ages 12 to 17 | Ages 18 to 25 | Ages 26 or Older |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cigarettes (any use) | Lifetime | 61.90 | [17.40] | [59.50] | 67.90 |
| Past Year | 26.10 | [11.80] | 41.00 | 25.30 | |
| Past Month | 22.10 | [6.60] | [31.80] | 22.40 | |
| Smokeless Tobacco | Lifetime | 17.70 | 6.40 | 19.90 | 18.70 |
| Past Year | 4.60 | [3.90] | 9.00 | 4.00 | |
| Past Month | 3.50 | 2.10 | 5.50 | 3.30 |
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