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According to tobacco21.org, If a person has reached age 21 without picking up smoking, their chances of starting are only 2%.
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"Healthy Towns, Healthy Kids." Tobbaco 21.org. March 2017.
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In 1993, the Supreme Court decided that an inmate could sue a prison claiming that exposure to his cellmate's secondhand smoke could constitute cruel and unusual punishment.
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"Helling v. McKenney (91-1958), 509 U.S. 25 (1993)." Supreme Court of the United States. 1993. 1, 5.
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In 2015, 72.8% of African Americans were interested in quitting smoking and 63.4% reported making a quit attempt.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Quitting Smoking Among Adults — United States, 2000–2015. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 6 Jan 2017;65(52):1457-1464.
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Less than 6% of teens still smoke. That's less than the number of landlines still in use.
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Johnston, L. D., O’Malley, P. M., Miech, R. A., Bachman, J. G., & Schulenberg, J. E. (2015). Monitoring the Future national results on drug use: 1975-2015: Overview, Key Findings on Adolescent Drug Use. Ann Arbor: Institute for Social Research, The University of Michigan.
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Tobacco farmers are starting to grow chickpeas because of the increase in hummus sales. Support Big Hummus!
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"Could Hummus Put an End to Smoking?" Haaretz. 26 Nov. 2014. Web.
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In the U.S. in 2015, 66.7% of young adult smokers made a past year quit attempt.
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Babb S, Malarcher A, Schauer G, Asman K, Jamal A. Quitting Smoking Among Adults — United States, 2000–2015. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 6 Jan 2017;65:1457–1464.
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In the U.S., 60.9% of students who ever smoked cigarettes daily tried to quit smoking cigarettes
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"High School Students Who Tried to Quit Smoking Cigarettes --- United States, 2007." CDC. Atlanta, GA. 58(16). 01 May 2009: 428-431. Web.
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In 2010, 52.4% of U.S. smokers quit for at least a day.
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"Quitting Smoking Among Adults --- United States, 2001--2010." CDC. 11 Nov. 2011. 60(44): 1513-1519. Web.
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Studies show that people seeking treatment for nicotine dependence alongside substance abuse are more likely to be successful.
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Baca & Yahne, 2008; Prochaska et al., Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2004.
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In 1995, 43% of teens in West Virginia smoked. Today, only 16.2% of teens in West Virginia smoke. Damn, West Virginia teens are killing it at living.
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West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources. Addressing Tobacco Use and Its Associated Health Conditions in West Virginia. Charleston, WV: West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources, Bureau for Public Health, West Virginia Division for Tobacco Prevention, Office of Community Health Services and Health Promotion, 2016.
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Back in 2003, there was only one lonely smoke-free college campus. Now there are 2,342 smoke-free campuses!
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American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation (ANRF). Smokefree and Tobacco-free U.S. and Tribal Colleges and Univeristies. Retrieved from http://no-smoke.org/wp-content/uploads/pdf/smokefreecollegesuniversities.pdf
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The number of tobacco farms in the U.S. has gone from 415,315 in 1959 to 10,014 today.
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"Tobacco-Farms and Acres, by Acres Harvested, Quantity Harvested, and Value of Crop for Tobacco, for Selected States: 1964 and 1959." U.S. Department of Agriculture. Table 59.
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