This indicator shows the percentage of adults who during the past 12 months have stopped smoking for one day or longer because they were trying to quit.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nicotine dependence is the most common form of chemical dependence in the United States. Although quitting smoking is often difficult and may require multiple attempts, there are many health benefits of successful cessation. People who stop smoking at an early age greatly reduce their risk for disease and premature death. Some benefits include lowering risk for lung and other types of cancer and reducing risk for coronary heart disease, stroke, and infertility. There are several effective treatment and medications that can increase the chances of successful cessation including: counseling, brief clinical interventions, behavioral cessation therapies, nicotine replacement productions, and other nonnicotine medications.

This indicator shows the percentage of adults who during the past 12 months have stopped smoking for one day or longer because they were trying to quit.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nicotine dependence is the most common form of chemical dependence in the United States. Although quitting smoking is often difficult and may require multiple attempts, there are many health benefits of successful cessation. People who stop smoking at an early age greatly reduce their risk for disease and premature death. Some benefits include lowering risk for lung and other types of cancer and reducing risk for coronary heart disease, stroke, and infertility. There are several effective treatment and medications that can increase the chances of successful cessation including: counseling, brief clinical interventions, behavioral cessation therapies, nicotine replacement productions, and other nonnicotine medications.

This indicator shows the percentage of adults who during the past 12 months have stopped smoking for one day or longer because they were trying to quit.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nicotine dependence is the most common form of chemical dependence in the United States. Although quitting smoking is often difficult and may require multiple attempts, there are many health benefits of successful cessation. People who stop smoking at an early age greatly reduce their risk for disease and premature death. Some benefits include lowering risk for lung and other types of cancer and reducing risk for coronary heart disease, stroke, and infertility. There are several effective treatment and medications that can increase the chances of successful cessation including: counseling, brief clinical interventions, behavioral cessation therapies, nicotine replacement productions, and other nonnicotine medications.