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In 2011, 11.3% (approximately 220,000) of Utah adults
reported current cigarette smoking.1 In Utah, smoking is
Nearly 80% of Utah adult cigarette smokers report that they plan to
higher than the state and/or national average for the following
• More than half intend to quit within the next year. • Only 14% report that they have no plan to quit.1 Percent of Utah Adult Smokers by Intention to Quit Smoking, • 21% of Utahns with annual household incomes <$25,000 • More than two-thirds of Utah’s adult smokers (67%) have a • 26% of those with <high school education report current ummit - Ma
smoking (compared to 3% for college graduates).1 • Three out of five Utah smokers (ages 25+) have no post-high Utah Communities with High Smoking Rates1 • Southwest District (excluding St. George, other Washington In 2011, 60% of Utah adult daily cigarette smokers reported stop-
ping smoking for a day or longer with the plan to quit for good.1 Only about 4% to 7% of people are able to quit smoking on any given
attempt without medicines or other help.2
1 Utah Department of Health. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 2009-2011 (LLCP, Raking, Age-adjused). Salt Lake City: Utah Department of Health, • TriCounty Local Health District: 18.7% 2American Cancer Society. Guide to Quitting Smoking. http://www.cancer.org/ healthy/stayawayfromtobacco/guidetoquittingsmoking/guide-to-quitting-smoking- Data Update -
The following treatments are proven effective for
smokers who want help to quit:3
• Brief clinical interventions (i.e., when a doctor takes 10 minutes or less to deliver advice and National and international studies of smoke-free workplace • An increase in tobacco quit rates of 6.4%* • Counseling (e.g., individual, group, or telephone • An increase in quit attempts of 4.1%* • A decrease in the number of cigarettes smoked per day by • Behavioral cessation therapies (e.g., training in • Treatments with more person-to-person contact • Evaluated tobacco use among workers in diverse public- and intensity (e.g., more time with counselors) and private-sector indoor worksites (including healthcare ummit - Ma
settings, telecommunications companies, and government Cessation medications found to be effective for treat-
ing tobacco dependence include the following:3
• Were conducted in the United States, Canada, Germany, - Over-the-counter (e.g., nicotine patch, *Median values are cited across relevant studies. The total number of studies included in - Prescription (e.g., nicotine inhaler, nasal • Prescription non-nicotine medications, such as 3 Fiore MC, Jaén CR, Baker TB, Bailey WC, Benowitz NL, Curry SJ, Dorfman bupropion SR (Zyban®)2 and varenicline tartrate SF, Froelicher ES, Goldstein MG, Froelicher ES, Healton CG, et al. Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update—Clinical Practice Guidelines. Rockville (MD): U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2008.
4 Guide to Community Preventive Services. Decreasing tobacco use The combination of medication and counseling is
more effective for smoking cessation than either
among workers: smoke-free policies to reduce tobacco use. http://www.
medication or counseling alone.3
thecommunityguide.org/tobacco/worksite/smokefreepolicies.html.
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Source: http://ctfu.org/UTPTF_PDFs/Fact_Sheet_Adults_TFS.pdf