MMWR :: Federal and State Cigarette Excise Taxes---United States, 1995--2009
Excise tax increases are among the most effective tools in preventing tobacco use, particularly among youth and young adults.
MMWR :: High School Students Who Tried to Quit Smoking Cigarettes---United States, 2007
These findings reinforce the need to fully implement and sustain comprehensive tobacco prevention and control programs that increase excise taxes, promote smoke-free air policies, and conduct media campaigns in conjunction with other community-based interventions.
Global Tobacco Control :: Global Youth Tobacco Survey: Data Release Policy
Updated data release policy of the Global Youth Tobacco Survey.
Global Tobacco Control :: Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS)
Updated introduction as well as the methodology and questionnaire used.
Fact Sheet :: Economic Facts about U.S. Tobacco Use and Tobacco Production
Updated fact sheet on the economic costs of tobacco use and production.
MMWR :: Tobacco Use Among Students Ages 13--15 Years---Baghdad, Iraq, 2008
According to the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) conducted in Baghdad, smoking tobacco in shisha (also known as hookahs or water pipes) appears to be a preferred form of tobacco use for young people.
New Federal Tax Increase
Information on the largest federal tobacco tax increase in history.
Fact Sheet :: Fast Facts
Updated fact sheet on the morbidity, mortality, costs, and expenditure of tobacco use.
Fact Sheet :: Smoke-Free Policies Improve Health
Updated fact sheet on smoke-free policies and their impact on overall health.
MMWR :: State-Specific Prevalence and Trends in Adult Cigarette Smoking---United States, 1998--2007
According to the CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), in 2007, cigarette smoking prevalence among the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands ranged from 8.7% to 31.1%.
Pie Chart :: Annual Deaths Attributable to Cigarette Smoking---United States, 2000--2004
Pie chart showing the estimated annual number of smoking-attributable deaths in the United States during 2000 through 2004 by specific causes.
Graph :: Trends in Current Cigarette Smoking Among High School Students and Adults, United States, 1965--2007
Graph showing the percentage of high school students and adults who smoked cigarettes in the United States during 1965 through 2007.
MMWR :: Cigarette Brand Preference Among Middle and High School Students who are Established Smokers---United States, 2004 and 2006
According to the National Youth Tobacco Survey the three most heavily advertised brands--Marlboro, Newport, and Camel--continue to be the preferred brand of cigarettes smoked by middle and high school student smokers.
Fact Sheet :: Youth and Tobacco Use: Current Estimatess
Updated fact sheet on youth and tobacco use.
Fact Sheet :: Tobacco Industry and Products: Low-Yield Cigarettes and Cigarette-Like Products
Updated fact sheet on low-yield cigarettes and cigarette-like products.
Fact Sheet :: Tobacco Industry and Products: Cigars
Updated fact sheet on cigar use.
Fact Sheet :: Tobacco Industry Marketing
Updated fact sheet on marketing by the tobacco industry.
Surveys :: American Indian Adult Tobacco Survey Implementation Manual
This manual is a guidance tool for American Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and other organizations that want to implement the American Indian Adult Tobacco Survey.
How to Quit :: Twelve Facts to Help Dispel the Myths about Nicotine Replacement Therapies (NRTs) and Nicotine
Fact sheet for those who help tobacco users quit.
MMWR :: State-Specific Smoking-Attributable Mortality and Years of Potential Life Lost---United States, 2000--2004
These most recent smoking-attributable mortality estimates indicate that cigarette smoking continues to impose a substantial health burden on U.S. adults in all states and particularly in those states with a history of higher smoking rates.
MMWR :: Changes in Tobacco Use Among Youths Aged 13--15 Years---Panama, 2002 and 2008
Analyses of the Global Youth Tobacco Survey found that between 2002 and 2008, youth tobacco use and the likelihood that nonsmoking youth would start smoking declined substantially in Panama.
MMWR :: Reduced Hospitalizations for Acute Myocardial Infarction After Implementation of a Smoke-Free Ordinance---City of Pueblo, Colorado, 2002--2006
Heart attack hospital admissions in the city of Pueblo, Colorado fell sharply after the implementation of a municipal law.