CDC
Study
Shows
Adult
Smoking
Rates
Falling
in
Arizona
—
Press
Release
Smoking
prevalence
among
adults
in
Arizona
dropped
significantly
following
the
implementation
of
a
state
tobacco
education
and
prevention
program
the
Centers
for
Disease
Control
and
Prevention
(CDC)
reported
today.
According
to
the
report,
which
is
published
in
CDC’s
Morbidity
and
Mortality
Weekly
Report,
smoking
among
adults
in
Arizona
dropped
from
23.1
percent
in
1996
to
18.3
percent
in
1999.
"These
findings
are
a
positive
sign
that
education
and
prevention
programs
do
work,"
said
CDC
Director,
Dr.
Jeffrey
Koplan.
"If
every
state
implemented
programs
like
those
in
Arizona,
we
could
expect
to
cut
the
adult
smoking
rate
by
half
during
the
next
decade."
Koplan
estimates
that
such
a
reduction
in
smoking
would
prevent
more
than
3
million
premature
deaths
from
smoking-related
diseases.
In
1994,
Arizona
passed
legislation
increasing
the
tax
on
cigarettes
from
18
cents
to
58
cents,
and
allocated
23
percent
of
the
resulting
revenues
for
tobacco
control
activities.
Following
the
implementation
of
the
states
education
and
prevention
program,
smoking
prevalence
declined
for
women,
men,
whites,
and
Hispanics.
Other
findings
of
the
study
include
- A
significant
decrease
in
smoking
prevalence
among
low
income
and
low
education
groups
indicated
a
decrease
in
disparities
in
cigarette
use.
- An
increase
in
the
proportion
of
smokers
who
reported
that
a
health
professional
had
asked
them
about
tobacco
use
and
advised
them
to
quit
may
have
contributed
to
an
increase
in
smoking
cessation
in
Arizona.
- The
Arizona
Tobacco
Education
and
Prevention
Program
(TEPP)
incorporates
all
nine
components
of
a
comprehensive
tobacco
control
program
as
recommended
by
CDC’s
Best
Practices
for
Comprehensive
Tobacco
Control
Programs.
CDC
has
expanded
it’s
role
in
raising
awareness
of
the
dangers
of
tobacco
to
a
global
community
and
will
join
the
World
Health
Organization
(WHO)
in
promoting
World
No
Tobacco
Day,
2001.
This
year’s
theme:
"Second-Hand
Smoke
Kills–Let’s
Clear
the
Air,"
focuses
on
the
dangers
of
environmental
tobacco
smoke.
Estimates
are
that
by
the
year
2030,
the
annual
number
of
tobacco-related
deaths
worldwide
could
reach
10
million.
CDC
and
WHO
are
also
working
jointly
to
promote
smoke-free
policies
and
health
promotion
activities
at
sporting
events
worldwide.
The
Salt
Lake
Organizing
Committee
recently
announced
that
the
2002
Olympic
Games
will
be
smoke-free.
For
more
information
visit
WHO’s
Web
site
at
http://tobacco.who.int/
*
or
CDC’s
Office
on
Smoking
and
Health
Web
site
at
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco or
call
toll
free
1-800-232-1311.
To
obtain
a
copy
of
the
MMWR
articles,
please
contact
the
Office
on
Smoking
and
Health
at
(770)
488-5705
(press
2
for
publications).
*Please
note
that
the
MMWR
will
be
available
on
the
Internet
(
Friday,
May
25,
2001.
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organizations.
Tobacco
Use
Among
Adults
in
Arizona:
1996
and
1999
— MMWR Highlights
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