DES MOINES — Despite decreases in adult smoking, more Iowans are asking for help in quitting.The number of calls to Iowa’s helpline for quitting tobacco use skyrocketed in late December and January.
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New Yorkers have set a record low smoking rate for the state as reports show a slight rise in cigarette smoking nationwide. A state Health Department spokeswoman said that only 16.8 percent of New York state residents say they smoked in 2008, the lowest adult smoking rate on record for the state. Last year's state smoking rate was 18.9 percent.
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The state Department of Health says fewer New Mexican adults are smokers. A recent Department of Health survey shows New Mexico's adult smoking rate has dropped to 19 percent for 2008 from 24 percent in 2001.
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The state Department of Health says fewer New Mexican adults are smokers. A recent Department of Health survey shows New Mexico's adult smoking rate has dropped to 19 percent for 2008 from 24 percent in 2001.
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Washington's adult smoking rate has hit a new low for the sixth consecutive year. Results from the state's most recent survey show the smoking rate has dropped to 15.3 percent -- down from 16.5 percent the previous year. Washington has the sixth lowest smoking rate in the nation and remains well below the national rate of 18.4 percent.
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Washington's adult smoking rate has hit a new low for the sixth consecutive year. Results from the state's most recent survey show the smoking rate has dropped to 15.3 percent -- down from 16.5 percent the previous year. Washington has the sixth lowest smoking rate in the nation and remains well below the national rate of 18.4 percent.
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LITTLE ROCK — Nearly 100,000 fewer adult Arkansans smoke since the state Health Department began its prevention and cessation program seven years ago, according to results of a new survey the agency released Wednesday.
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LITTLE ROCK — Nearly 100,000 fewer adult Arkansans smoke since the state Health Department began its prevention and cessation program seven years ago, according to results of a new survey the agency released Wednesday.
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New state statistics show Arkansas' adult smoking rate has dropped to 20.7 percent last year, though it remains higher than the national average.
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New state statistics show Arkansas' adult smoking rate has dropped to 20.7 percent last year, though it remains higher than the national average.
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