The adult smoking rate reached a record low in 2024, new research shows.
  • ccunning@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    16 days ago

    Scientists studied nationally representative survey data. Based on this, they estimated that less than 10% of U.S. adults smoked a cigarette in 2024—the first time this rate has ever dropped to single digits.

    • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.todayEnglish
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      16 days ago

      I’ve gone through a few addictions in my life, might even have a couple right now, but I never took up smoking, and it is one the things I am most grateful for in my life. I’ve seen so many people struggle with it for years, and I’m glad I never had to deal with it.

      • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        16 days ago

        When I was a kid, all the adults said “Stay in school kid.” So I graduated.

        Then as a teenager, they said “Don’t take up smoking”. So I didn’t.

        Then as a young adult they said “Don’t become an alcoholic”. So I didn’t.

        I figure if basically every person of a certain age group is all saying the same thing, there must be truth in those words.

        Now they’re all elderly, and I’m 42, and they’re saying “Don’t get old, kid”.

        …what do I do? Am I supposed to commit suicide? Is there some magic fountain of youth I don’t know about? WHAT DO THEY WANT FROM MEEEEEE???