The CDC had remarkable data on smoking rates last fall, but it no longer had smoking experts available to review it and disseminate it.
The cigarette smoking rate among U.S. adults fell below 10% for the first time in recorded history in 2024.
That’s a big deal in itself. Also remarkable is how everyone is finding out about it.
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— Source: STAT News (https://www.statnews.com/2026/03/17/cigarette-smoking-rate-below-10-percent-cdc-data-says/)