{"id":28045,"date":"2020-11-21T10:04:31","date_gmt":"2020-11-21T10:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=28045"},"modified":"2020-11-21T10:04:31","modified_gmt":"2020-11-21T10:04:31","slug":"u-s-adult-vaping-rate-rises-smoking-rate-remains-same","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=28045","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Adult Vaping Rate Rises, Smoking Rate Remains Same"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>FRIDAY, Nov. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The rate of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/smoking_effects_pictures_slideshow\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"slide\">smoking<\/a> among American adults seems to have leveled off, while vaping appears to be on the rise, a new survey from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/prevention\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"dt\">Prevention<\/a> shows.<\/p>\n<p>It found that about 14% (34 million) of adults smoked cigarettes in 2019, the same rate as in 2017 and 2018. The rate was 16% in 2016, the <em>Associated Press<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n<p>About 4.5% (11 million) of adults were current e-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/smoking_and_quitting_smoking\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"dt\">cigarette<\/a> users in 2019, compared with 3.2% in 2018 and 2.8% in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The CDC noted that for both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/smoking_quiz\/quiz.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"quiz\">smoking<\/a> and vaping rates, changes in survey methodology make it difficult to compare 2019 with previous years, the <em>AP<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Overnight Curfew Imposed in California<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Most California residents will face an overnight curfew as the state struggles to control rapidly rising numbers of coronavirus cases.<\/p>\n<p>Starting Saturday, people not working essential jobs will be required to stay home from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. under an order that&#8217;s scheduled to last until Dec. 21. It could be extended if the coronavirus situation doesn&#8217;t improve, the <em>Associated Press<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n<p>The curfew will be implemented in the 41 of the state&#8217;s 58 counties with the largest increases in virus cases, and will affect 94% of California&#8217;s nearly 40 million residents.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The virus is spreading at a pace we haven&#8217;t seen since the start of this pandemic, and the next several days and weeks will be critical to stop the surge. We are sounding the alarm,&#8221; Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>A few days ago, California imposed tighter restrictions on businesses in the 41 counties, the <em>AP<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"credits\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"MedicalNews\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/images.medicinenet.com\/images\/HealthDay\/healthday.png\" style=\"border: none;\"\/><br \/>Copyright \u00a9 2020 HealthDay. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>                            <!--CONTINUEREADING--><br \/>\n<a class=\"mediaPrmo quiz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/smoking_quiz\/quiz.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('quizprmo-arttop');\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#13;<br \/>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.medicinenet.com\/images\/quiz\/smoking\/smoking-s6.jpg \"\/><span class=\"skew\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n    <span class=\"icon-quiz\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"label\">QUESTION<\/h4>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n    <span class=\"caption\">What is the average weight gain for those who quit smoking?<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n    <span class=\"btn\">See Answer<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');<\/p>\n<p>fbq('init', '428750600651790');\nfbq('track', \"PageView\");<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\\\"http:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/script\/main\/art.asp?articlekey=249163\\\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FRIDAY, Nov. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The rate of smoking among American adults seems to have leveled off, while vaping appears to be on the rise, a new survey from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. 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