Percentage of Adult Ever Smokers Who Are Former Smokers (Prevalence of Cessation), Overall and by Sex, Race, Hispanic Origin, Age, and Education, National Health Interview Surveys, Selected Years-United States, 19652000
While it was difficult during the pandemic to focus attention on public health issues other than COVID-19, the importance of implementing stringent public health policies to protect populations from unhealthy products such as tobacco became immediately obvious, stated Luciana Severini, PAHO International Consultant on tobacco control
It was also high among divorced, separated and widowed individuals as well as those reporting two or more sexual partners in the last 12 months
However, when she tried to quit it, she started facing side effects, which made it difficult for her to do so
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