Smoking's 50-year Decline

Smoking's 50-year decline: Down but not defeated 1964 First Surgeon General's Report linking smoking and health 30+ Follow-up reports released in last 50 years SMOKERS 2009 1965 M 52% 50 million smokers reported quitting 2011 1965 43.8 million smokers 24% 1975 ) aauaa reported quitting 12th graders who smoked 1+ times QUITTERS 2012 a #endcancer SOURCES: THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2. Monitoring the Future 2012 Data 3. American Lung Association Tobacco Trend Report MDAnderson Cancer Center www.mdanderson.org/focusedonhealth Making Cancer History