Great American Smokeout draws attention to "hidden epidemic"
Although smoking rates have dropped dramatically in the U.S. - from 42% in 1965 to 14% in 2017 - some groups continue to have high prevalence of cigarette smoking. That’s according to the American Cancer Society (ACS), which is using the upcoming Great American Smokeout as an opportunity to highlight this “hidden epidemic.”
The Smokeout, a public awareness event that encourages people to quit smoking, will take place on November 21, 2019.