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US health agency: Most US smokers say they want to quit

By REUTERS

NOVEMBER 11, 2011 01:41

CHICAGO - Nearly 70 percent of US adults who smoke say they want to quit, and more than half have tried in the past year, but only about six percent succeeded, US health officials said on Thursday.

Overall, about 20 percent of US adults, or about 45.3 million people, still smoke, while 48.3 percent of smokers have been advised by their doctors to quit, acccording to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Smoking rates in the country are falling, but CDC officials are worried by signs that the pace of decline has slowed and are ramping up efforts to help smokers who want to quit.

According to the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, only 32 percent of smokers who want to quit used any smoking cessation aid, such as nicotine patches or counseling.

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