Extinguishing the Tobacco Epidemic in Washington [2017]

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.). Office on Smoking and Health. ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  WASHINGTON KEY FACTS
  
  In 2015, 31.4% of U.S. high school youth reported currently using any tobacco product, including e-cigarettes. Among U.S. high school youth, 10.8% reported currently smoking cigarettes.
  
  PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE TO TOBACCO USE IN WASHINGTON
  
  While Washington has made progress in reducing the number of youth and adults who smoke, there are still opportunities to reach individuals who want to quit, including young adults. To address the issue of young adult smoking rates, Washington’s state quitline co-developed a smartphone application designed to reach young adults. The app is designed for adults who want to quit, but who may not be interested in using a telephone quitline and prefer instead a more private, tech-based approach to quitting. Launched in 2015, 37.2% of users of the smartphone app are age 18-34, compared to the quitline where only 13% of users are age 18-34.
  
  For more information on tobacco prevention and control, visit cdc.gov/tobacco.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Financing, Governmental Tobacco Use Cessation
• Series:
  National Tobacco Control Program (NTCP) State Fact Sheets
• Document Type:
  Text
• Name as Subject:
  National Tobacco Control Program (U.S.)
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  Washington
• Pages in Document:
  2 unnumbered page
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
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