1、State of Tobacco Control 2026 Report“State of Tobacco Control”2026:Federal Government Largely Ends its Efforts to Prevent and Reduce Tobacco Use;Tobacco Industry Will Fill the Void“State of Tobacco Control”2026 finds that just over one year into the Trump Administration,the tobacco prevention and co
2、ntrol landscape has been fundamentally altered.On April 1,2025,the main agency responsible for the federal governments efforts to prevent and reduce tobacco use was effectively dismantled.Nearly all staff were terminated at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC)s Office on Smoking and H
3、ealth(OSH),halting the highly successful Tips from Former Smokers media campaign,critical national coordination and assistance to state tobacco control programs,and key public health research and reports on tobacco use.This unprecedented loss of federal capacity marked one of the most significant se
4、tbacks in tobacco prevention and control in decades.It creates an opening for the tobacco industry to expand its reach and target new users,which will have consequences on tobacco use rates in the U.S.New Administration Takes Several Actions in 2025 that Will Weaken Tobacco Prevention Efforts in the
5、 U.S.The countrys efforts to reduce the 490,000 lives lost to tobacco each year have seen significant success over the past 25 years.Adult cigarette smoking rates declined from 23.3%in 2000 to a record low of 9.9%,according to the 2024 National Health Interview Survey.1 Overall,adult tobacco use dec
6、reased from 19.3%in 2022 to 16.4%in 2023 after increasing in previous years.2 Youth cigarette smoking rates dropped even more dramatically,from 28.5%in 2001 to 3.5%in 2023.3 These reductions translate into millions of lives and billions of dollars in healthcare costs saved.However,past performance i