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Photo Credit: How To Stop Smoking Cigarettes Effortlessly ... 6 Sep 2011 18:07 Africa/Lagos Smokers Are Smoking Less PR Newswire ATLANTA, Sept. 6, 2011 Fewer heavy smokers while light smokers on the rise, but even occasional smoking can cause harm ATLANTA, Sept. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Fewer American adults are smoking cigarettes, according to a new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Also, daily smokers are smoking fewer cigarettes each day, it says. The report, which covers data from 2005 to 2010, shows an estimated 19.3 percent—or 45.3 million—of American adults, aged 18 and older, continue to smoke, a decline from 20.9 percent in 2005. Of those adults who smoke, 78.2 percent (35.4 million) smoke every day. The percent of U.S. adult daily smokers who smoke nine or fewer cigarettes per day rose to 21.8 percent in 2010, up from 16.4 percent in 2005. The percent who smoke 30 or more cigarettes per day fell from 12.7 percent to 8.3 percent...

In a study led by Kolawole Okuyemi, M.D., M.P.H. , African American smokers showed greater brain responses to smoking cues, such as images of individuals smoking, than did Caucasian smokers. Click here for the full report of the study . The following is the latest survey on African American smokers. 24 Mar 2011 16:42 Africa/Lagos New Survey Finds Menthol Smokers Feel "Twice-Addicted" Ban on Menthols Seen as an Opportunity to Quit, Particularly among African Americans PR Newswire PARSIPPANY, N.J., March 24, 2011 PARSIPPANY, N.J., March 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A survey conducted this month, sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, uncovers the perceptions and habits of menthol cigarette smokers, particularly among African Americans, who disproportionately smoke menthols over any other group.(1) The survey shows that menthol smokers feel "twice-addicted" – both to the menthol and to the tobacco – and most are attracted by the taste and feel of menthol cigare...