yemenjmedYemen Journal of MedicinecoVolume 2 Issue 2 MultidisciplinaryEnglishMay-August 2023NNY20230928ArticleThe decline in cigarette smoking in the United States: Why we should worry and not celebrateEnglishY6667Brian NFinkEnglishN10.32677/yjm.v2i2.4256In 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provided a press release regarding the decline in cigarette smoking among adults in the United States. The 2018 percentage had reached an all-time low of 13.7%, which was nearly a two-thirds drop in use since the 1964 Surgeon General report that warned of the health consequences of smoking. The then-CDC Director, Robert Redfield, stated “This marked decline in cigarette smoking is the achievement of a consistent and coordinated effort by the public health community and our many partners.” In fact, the percentage of adults aged 18 and older in the United States who currently smoke cigarettes declined from 20.9% in 2005 to 11.5% in 2021Englishhttps://yemenjmed.com/admin/abstract?id=58References1619Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Cigarette Smoking Among U.S. Adults Hits All-Time Low. https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2019/p1114-smoking-low.html. Accessed August 24, 2023. and;nbsp;United States Public Health Service.and;nbsp;Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service.and;nbsp;Washington, DC: US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare;and;nbsp;1964.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults in the United States. https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/adult_data/cig_smoking/index.htm. Accessed August 24, 2023.United States Public Health Service.and;nbsp;E-Cigarette Use Among Youth and Young Adults: A Report of the Surgeon General. Washington, DC: US Department of Health and Human Services; 2016.Sapru S, Vardhan M, Li Q, Guo Y, et al. E-cigarettes use in the United States: reasons for use, perceptions, and effects on health. BMC Public Health. 2020;20(1):1518. Kumar PS, Clark P, Brinkman MC, et al. Novel nicotine delivery systems.and;nbsp;Adv Dent Res.and;nbsp;2019;30(1):11and;ndash;5. and;nbsp;Kumar P, Geisinger M, DeLong HR, et al. Living under a cloud: electronic cigarettes and the dental patient.and;nbsp;J Am Dent Assoc. 2020;151(3):155and;ndash;58. and;nbsp;Pushalkar S, Paul B, Li Q, et al. Electronic cigarette aerosol modulates the oral microbiome and increases risk of infection. iScience. 2020;23(3):100884.and;nbsp;Ali FR, Seidenberg AB, Crane E, et al. E-cigarette Unit Sales by Product and Flavor Type, and Top-Selling Brands, United States, 2020-2022. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Report. 2023;72:672-77. United States Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Current Electronic Cigarette Use Among Adults Aged 18 and Over: United States, 2021. NCHS Data Brief 2023;475:1-8. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db475.pdf. Accessed August 24, 2023.Chen R, Pierce JP, Leas EJ, et al. Effectiveness of e-cigarettes as aids for smoking cessation: evidence from the PATH cohort study, 2017-19. Tob Control. 2023;32(e2): e145-52. National Conference of State Legislatures. State Medical Cannabis Laws. https://www.ncsl.org/health/state-medical-cannabis-laws. Accessed August 24, 2023.Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Key Substance Use and Mental Health Indicators in the United States: Results from the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/reports/rpt29393/2019NSDUHFFRPDFWHTML/2019NSDUHFFR1PDFW090120.pdf. Accessed August 24, 2023.Reuters. Factbox: U.S. states where recreational marijuana is legal. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-states-where-recreational-marijuana-is-legal-2023-05-31/. Accessed August 24, 2023.McCarthy J. What Percentage of Americans Smoke Marijuana? https://news.gallup.com/poll/284135/percentage-americans-smoke-marijuana.aspx. Accessed August 24, 2023. Atakan Z. Cannabis, a complex plant: different compounds and different effects on individuals. Ther Adv Psychopharmacol. 2012;2(6):241-54. Hammond D. Communicating THC levels and and;ldquo;doseand;rdquo; to consumers: implications for product labelling and packaging of cannabis products in regulated markets.and;nbsp;Int. J. Drug Policy. 2021;91:102509.Johnston LD, Meich RA, Oand;rsquo;Malley PM, et al. Monitoring the Future National Survey Results on Drug Use, 1975-2019: 2019 Overview Key Findings on Adolescent Drug Use. Ann Arbor (MI): Institute for Social Research; 2020 Jan. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED604018.pdf. Accessed August 24, 2023. Fum and;ndash; The Good Habit. https://tryfum.com/. Accessed August 24, 2023.Monq Aromatherapy. https://monq.com/. Accessed August 24, 2023.My Moods Aromatherapy. https://getmymoods.com/. Accessed August 24, 2023.