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<\/p>\nAtlanta, GA…Findings from a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report released today show that approximately 1 in 5 U.S. adults reported currently using a tobacco product in 2019, with about 80% of those adults reporting that they use combustible products such as cigarettes.<\/p>\n
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To assess recent national estimates of tobacco product use among U.S. adults 18 years or older, CDC analyzed data from the 2019 National Health Interview Survey. The survey measured use of five tobacco products: cigarettes, cigars (cigars, cigarillos, or filtered little cigars), pipes (regular pipes, water pipes, or hookahs), e-cigarettes, and smokeless tobacco (chewing tobacco, snuff, dip, snus, or dissolvable tobacco).<\/p>\n
Currently, most tobacco-related death and disease in the United States are primarily caused by cigarettes and other combustible products. Yet, no form of tobacco product use is risk-free.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe battle against tobacco use in this country is far from over,\u201d said CDC Director Robert R. Redfield, MD. \u201cTobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cigarettes still the most commonly used product; tobacco landscape continues to evolve<\/p>\n
The study found that an estimated 50.6 million (20.8%) U.S. adults currently used a tobacco product in 2019. Most current tobacco product users (80.5%) reported using combustible products (cigarettes, cigars, or pipes), and cigarettes remained the most commonly used tobacco product (14.0%), followed by e-cigarettes (4.5%). E-cigarette use was highest among adults 18-24 years old (9.3%), with more than half (56.0%) of these young adults reporting that they had never smoked cigarettes.<\/p>\n
U.S. adults reported using various non-cigarette tobacco products, with e-cigarettes being the second most commonly used tobacco product (4.5%), followed by cigars (3.6%), smokeless tobacco (2.4%), and pipes (1.0%). Among adults who currently use tobacco products, 18.6% reported using two or more tobacco products.<\/p>\n
Disparities in tobacco product use<\/p>\n
\u201cFindings from this study show that disparities in tobacco product use continue to persist,\u201d said Karen Hacker, MD, MPH, Director of CDC\u2019s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. \u201cThere is still much more that needs to be done to protect everyone from the harmful effects of tobacco use.\u201d<\/p>\n
By subpopulation groups, current use of any tobacco product in 2019 was highest among:<\/p>\n
Males (26.2%)
\nAdults 25-44 years old (25.3%)
\nNon-Hispanic American Indian\/Alaska Natives (29.3%)
\nLesbian, gay, or bisexual adults (29.9%)
\nAdults 25 years old or older with a General Educational Development certificate (GED) (43.7%)
\nAdults with an annual household income less than $35,000 (27.0%)
\nAdults living in the Midwest (23.7%) or the South (22.9%)
\nUninsured adults (30.2%) or those with Medicaid (30.0%)
\nAdults with a disability (26.9%)
\nAdults divorced, separated or widowed (23.5%), or adults who were single, never married, or not living with a partner (23.0%.)
\nAdults with mild (30.4%), moderate (34.2%), or severe generalized anxiety disorder (45.3%)
\nWhat more can be done?<\/p>\n
The implementation of comprehensive, evidence-based, population-level interventions, in coordination with regulation of tobacco products, can reduce the burden of tobacco-related disease and death in the United States. These evidence-based, population-level strategies include implementation of tobacco price increases, comprehensive smoke-free policies, high-impact antitobacco media campaigns, and barrier-free cessation coverage. As part of a comprehensive approach, targeted interventions also are warranted to reach subpopulations with the greatest burden of use, which might vary by tobacco product type.<\/p>\n
For support to quit tobacco product use, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW or visit www.cdc.gov\/quit for resources from CDC\u2019s Tips From Former Smokers\u00ae campaign.<\/p>\n
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