Cigarette smoking among adults--United States, 2007.
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- 14 November 2008
- journal article
- Vol. 57 (45) , 1221-6
Abstract
One of the national health objectives for 2010 is to reduce the prevalence of cigarette smoking among adults to 1 day during the preceding year (59.3% in 1993 and 53.1% in 2007). Prevention of initiation and smoking cessation at all ages is beneficial in reducing morbidity and mortality. Clinicians should strongly advise smokers to quit and recommend they use effective cessation treatments. Health insurers, health insurance purchasers, and health systems should assist clinicians in making effective treatments available by including counseling and medications for smoking cessation as covered benefits and should support effective community interventions for cessation, including increased excise taxes, mass media campaigns, and smoke-free laws.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: