National Tobacco Tax Association
1 Introduction Chronic inflammatory conditions affect approximately 51.8% of adults in the United States, with 27.2% of individuals experiencing multiple chronic conditions (Roth, 2018)
A clinical trial by scientists at Seattle's Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, published in 2020 in JAMA Internal Medicine, found that participants using the ICanQuit app, designed around acceptance and commitment therapy, were one and a half times more likely to quit smoking than those using a different app focused on teaching users to avoid smoking triggers
Many of these communities create smoke-free indoor spaces, which reduce exposure to harmful secondhand smoke and encourage residents to maintain a smoke-free lifestyle
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