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Why Do People Start Smoking?

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Why Do Some People Choose Not to Smoke?

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An estimated 46 million people, or 20.6% of all adults (aged 18 years and older), in the United States smoke cigarettes.1 Cigarette smoking is more common among men (23.5%) than women (17.9%).1

Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States,2 accounting for approximately 443,000 deaths, or 1 of every 5 deaths, in the United States each year.3,4

Smoking Statistics

Percentage of adults who were current smokers in 20091

By Gender23.5% of adult men17.9% of adult womenBy Age21.8% of adults aged 18–24 years24.0% of adults aged 25–44 years21.9% of adults aged 45–64 years 9.5%  of adults aged 65 years and olderBy Race/Ethnicity23.2% of American Indians/Alaska Natives12.0% of (excluding Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders)21.3% of blacks (non-Hispanic)14.5% of Hispanics22.1% of whites (non-Hispanic)

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CigarettesEach day in the United States, approximately 3,450 young people between 12 and 17 years of age smoke their first cigarette, and an estimated 850 youth become daily cigarette smokers.6

Percentage of high school students who were current cigarette smokers in 2009:3

17.2% of high school students14.8% of female high school students19.6% of male high school studentsRace 7.4% of African-American high school students 9.7% of Asian-American high school students19.2% of Hispanic high school students19.4% of white high school students

Smokeless TobaccoPercentage of high school students who were current smokeless tobacco users in 2009:3

6.7%   of high school students  1.8% of female high school students 11.6% of male high school students

Some factors associated with youth tobacco use include:1,7

Low socioeconomic statusUse and approval of tobacco use by peers or siblingsLack of skills to resist influences to tobacco useSmoking by parents or guardians and/or lack of parental support or involvementAccessibility, availability, and price of tobacco productsA perception that tobacco use is the normLow levels of academic achievementLow self-image or self-esteemAggressive behavior (e.g., fighting, carrying weapons)

Tobacco use during adolescence is associated with the following health risk behaviors:1,8

High-risk sexual behaviorUse of alcoholUse of other drugs

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Some factors associated with youth tobacco use include:1,7

-Low socioeconomic status-Use and approval of tobacco use by peers or siblings-Lack of skills to resist influences to tobacco use-Smoking by parents or guardians and/or lack of parental support or involvement-Accessibility, availability, and price of tobacco products-A perception that tobacco use is the norm-Low levels of academic achievement-Low self-image or self-esteem-Aggressive behavior (e.g., fighting, carrying weapons)

Tobacco use during adolescence is associated with the following health risk behaviors:1,8

High-risk sexual behaviorUse of alcoholUse of other drugs

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It costs a smoker about $1500 a year to keep the habit alive and that is just smoking one pack a day. Tobacco-related illnesses cost the United States about $165 billion each year.

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How to Promote No Smoking:

-encourage smokers to quit -vote for those that encourage clean air laws-if family smokes create smoke free zones in your home-make a rule that smokers have to go outside-have air cleaners in your home-open windows-request to sit in non-smoking areas-encourage no smoking in public areas-vote for no smoking laws

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Why is it good to Quit?

-other health problems such as asthma, coughing, or respiratory infections.-realize high cost and risk if buying them under age-tobacco can lead to other risky behaviors-understand how second hand smoke can harm others-feel powerful because they are not controlled by an addiction to nicotine.

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Ways to Quit-patches Nicotine substitutes: products that deliver small amounts of nicotine into the user’s system while he or she is trying to give up the tobacco habit.

-patches, gum, nasal sprays, and inhalers. Nicotine Withdrawal: the process that

occurs in the body when nicotine, an addictive drug, is no longer used. -prepare for the quit day-get support and encouragement-access professional health services-replace tobacco use with healthy behaviors

Within 20 minutes after you smoke that last cigarette, your body begins a series of changes that continue for years.-20 Minutes After QuittingYour heart rate drops.-12 hours After QuittingCarbon monoxide level in your blood drops to normal.-2 Weeks to 3 Months After QuittingYour heart attack risk begins to drop.Your lung function begins to improve.-1 to 9 Months After QuittingYour coughing and shortness of breath decrease.-1 Year After QuittingYour added risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker’s.-5 Years After QuittingYour stroke risk is reduced to that of a nonsmoker’s 5-15 years after quitting.-10 Years After QuittingYour lung cancer death rate is about half that of a smoker’s.Your risk of cancers of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney, and pancreas decreases.-15 Years After QuittingYour risk of coronary heart disease is back to that of a nonsmoker’s.

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