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| It is obvious from this report; that smoking is not at historically low levels. State Governments and youth smoking prevention groups, have failed to find an effective method to reduce smoking. From 1999 to 2004, state governments have spent more that 2 billion dollars on smoking prevention and cessation. The New York Coalition of Social Smokers supports successful efforts to reduce smoking among children. Existing programs do not appear to be effective. |
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| Results from the 2004 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings 9/8/2005 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released their National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Contained in the report is information about smoking. Comparing this survey with information contained in the Department's 2000 report yields some surprising results: |
| Tobacco Use 2000 Report · An estimated 65.5 million Americans aged 12 and older (29.3 percent) reported current use of a tobacco product in 2000. An estimated 55.7 million (24.9 percent) smoked cigarettes, 10.7 million (4.8 percent) smoked cigars, 7.6 million (3.4 percent) used smokeless tobacco, and 2.1 million (1.0 percent) smoked tobacco in pipes. The young adult rates of cigarette use declined from 39.7 percent in 1999 to 38.3 percent in 2000. · There was a statistically significant decrease in current cigar use between 1999 and 2000, from 5.5 percent to 4.8 percent of the population aged 12 and older. Rates of use of smokeless tobacco and pipes were unchanged between 1999 and 2000. |
| Tobacco Use 2004 report An estimated 70.3 million Americans aged 12 or older reported current (past month) use of a tobacco product in 2004. This represents 29.2 percent of the population in that age range. An estimated 59.9 million persons (24.9 percent of the population) were current cigarette smokers; 13.7 million (5.7 percent) smoked cigars; 7.2 million (3.0 percent) used smokeless tobacco; and 1.8 million (0.8 percent) smoked tobacco in pipes Among age groups, young adults aged 18 to 25 had the highest rate of current use of a tobacco product (44.6 percent) and of each specific product. In 2004, the rates of past month use among young adults were 39.5 percent for cigarettes, 12.7 percent for cigars, 4.9 percent for smokeless tobacco |
| From 2000 to 2004 There are 4.2 million more cigarette smokers in 2004 than there were in 2000. An additional 3 million people smoke cigars. Smoking rates among 18 to 25 year olds have remained the same but the actual number of smokers has risen. |