Prevalence and Trends in Cigarette Smoking Among Adults with Epilepsy—United States, 2010–2017.
Monday, December 21, 2020
Posted by: Natalia Gromov
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Sapkota, Rosemarie Kobau, Janet B. Croft, Brian A. King, Craig Thomas, Matthew
M. Zack
Prevalence and Trends in
Cigarette Smoking Among Adults with Epilepsy—United States, 2010–2017.
MMWR Weekly / November 27, 2020 / 69(47);1792–1796:
On average, between 2010 and 2017, 1 out of 4 U.S. adults with active epilepsy
smoked cigarettes compared to about 1 out of 6 U.S. adults without epilepsy.
Between 2010-2017, cigarette smoking did not decrease among adults with active
epilepsy, as it did among adults without epilepsy. In addition to health and
social service providers promoting smoking cessation resources to people with
active epilepsy to help them quit smoking, a comprehensive approach to
addressing tobacco prevention and control—including funding state tobacco
control programs at CDC-recommended levels, increasing tobacco prices,
implementing comprehensive smoke-free policies, conducting anti-tobacco mass
media campaigns, and enhancing access to quitting assistance—can increase
tobacco cessation and reduce tobacco-related disease and death among all
adults, including those with epilepsy.
This article is available online at https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6947a5.htm?s_cid=mm6947a5_w
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