Because of the Trump administration's cuts in public health, annual tobacco use data is being released without the usual analysis in MMWR. But it appears adult smoking has reached an historic low, and early analysis (from Altria, so consider the source) puts youth use way down from peaks as well.
Smoking rates are at a historic low. You're not hearing about it from the government
The CDC had remarkable data on smoking rates last fall, but it no longer had smoking experts available to review it and disseminate it.
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