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This one-stop source for journalists seeking information on smoking and tobacco use provides access to the current year’s tobacco-related press releases, media statements, media transcripts, and links to facts and figures.
Press Materials
2024
- February 5, 2024: CDC’s Tips From Former Smokers® Launches New Ads to Encourage People to Quit Smoking
2023
- November 2, 2023: E-cigarette Use Down Among U.S. High School Students in 2023
- June 22, 2023: U.S. E-cigarette Sales Climbed during 2020-2022
2022
- November 10, 2022: More than 3 Million Youth Reported Using a Tobacco Product in 2022 | Disparities in tobacco product use persist
- October 6, 2022: More than 2.5 Million Youth Reported E-Cigarette Use in 2022
- March 17, 2022: U.S. Adult Tobacco Product Use Decreased from 2019 to 2020
- March 10, 2022: Approximately 2.55 Million Students Reported Currently Using a Tobacco Product in 2021
- February 28, 2022: CDC’sTips From Former Smokers® Returns With Powerful New Ads
2021
- September 30, 2021: Youth E-Cigarette Use Remains Serious Public Health Concern Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
- March 1, 2021: CDC’s Tips From Former Smokers® Campaign Returns With New Ads
2020
- December 17, 2020: Tobacco Product Use Down Among Youths in 2020
- November 29, 2020: 50.6 Million U.S. Adults Currently Use Tobacco Products
- September 09, 2020: Youth e-cigarette use is down, but 3.6 million still use e-cigarettes
- August 27, 2020: CDC’s Tips® campaign led 1 million U.S. adults to quit smoking during 2012–2018
- March 23, 2020: CDC’s successful Tips From Former Smokers campaign returns on March 23
2019
- December 5, 2019: 6.2 Million middle and high school students used tobacco products in 2019
- November 14, 2019: Cigarette Smoking Among U.S. Adults Hits All-Time Low
- October 28, 2019: New CDC Report Provides First Analysis of Lung Injury Deaths Associated with Use of E-cigarette, or Vaping, Products
- September 27, 2019: THC Products May Play a Role in Outbreak of Lung Injury Associated with E-cigarette Use, or Vaping
- September 6, 2019: Initial State Findings Point to Clinical Similarities in Illnesses Among People Who Use E-cigarettes
- July 11, 2019: Most US adults favor lowering nicotine levels in cigarettes
- April 1, 2019: CDC’s successful “Tips From Former Smokers” campaign returns on April 1
- February 11, 2019: Progress Erased: Youth Tobacco Use Increased During 2017-2018
2018
- December 6, 2018: Decline Stalls: 58 Million Americans Still Exposed to Secondhand Smoke
- November 8, 2018: Cigarette Smoking Among U.S. Adults Lowest Ever Recorded: 14% in 2017
- October 2, 2018: Sales of JUUL e-cigarettes skyrocket, posing danger to youth
- June 21, 2018: Tobacco-Free Policies on the Rise Across US Colleges and Universities
- June 7, 2018: Youth tobacco use drops during 2011-2017
- May 10, 2018: Half of mental health facilities and a third of substance abuse treatment facilities have smoke-free campuses
- January 18, 2018: Smoking is down, but almost 38 million American adults still smoke
- January 11, 2018: About three in ten US veterans use tobacco products
2019
- November 8, 2019: Transcript of CDC Telebriefing: Update on Lung Injury Associated with E-cigarette Use, or Vaping | Audio Recording
- October 11, 2019: Transcript of CDC Telebriefing: Lung Injury Investigation | Audio Recording
- September 6, 2019: Transcript of September 6, 2019, Telebriefing: Investigation of Pulmonary Disease Among People Who Use E-cigarettes | Audio Recording
- August 23, 2019: Transcript of August 23, 2019, Telebriefing on Severe Pulmonary Disease Associated with Use of E-cigarettes | Audio Recording
- February 14, 2019: Transcript for Telebriefing of the New Vital Signs Report – 4.9 million U.S. youth use tobacco products | Audio Recording
- Office on Smoking and Health (OSH)
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