{"id":1160,"date":"2026-05-31T15:26:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T15:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humanitystories.pics\/?p=1160"},"modified":"2026-05-31T15:26:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T15:26:18","slug":"americans-smoking-less-than-ever-as-cigarette-use-among-adults-reaches-an-all-time-low","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/humanitystories.pics\/?p=1160","title":{"rendered":"Americans smoking less than ever as cigarette use among adults reaches an all-time low"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Just 1 in 11 US adults currently identifies as a cigarette smoker, according to newly revealed data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 The cigarette smoking rate among US adults dropped to another all-time low last year, with 1 in 11 adults saying they were current smokers, according to government survey data released this week.<\/p>\n

Cigarette smoking is a risk factor for lung cancer, heart disease and stroke, and it\u2019s long been considered\u00a0the leading cause of preventable death<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0preliminary findings<\/a>\u00a0from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were based on survey responses from more than 24,200 adults. In the survey, CDC officials defined current cigarette smoking as smoking at least 100 cigarettes in a lifetime and now smoking every day or some days.<\/p>\n