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Infographic describing trends in adult smoking in the US, including demographics and strategies to reduce smoking.

An infographic that states while smoking is down, 34 million adults still smoke. Of that 34 million, the rates are highest among men, adults 25-64 years old, those with lower education, being below the poverty line, living in the Midwest and South, being uninsured or on Medicaid, being disabled, under serious psychological distress, being American Indian, Alaskan Native and Multiracial and being lesbian, gay and bisexual. It also lists some strategies to reduce smoking: implement smoke-free laws, run mass media campaigns, raise tobacco prices or make quit help easy to access.

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