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Jump to full article: Albert Lea (MN) Tribune, 2008-09-12
Intro: The Minnesota Adult Tobacco Survey released findings Thursday that found many Minnesotans have quit smoking. It found the adult smoking rate declined to 17 percent — down from 22 percent in 1999. That represents 164,000 fewer smokers.
Nationally, rates are around 20 percent and have been stuck there since 2004 — which makes the news about Minnesota’s decline all the more impressive. . . .
Dr. Barbara Schillo,director of Research Programs for ClearWay Minnesota, said it best: “This dramatic decline in the smoking rate means that fewer Minnesota families will suffer the health and economic devastation of tobacco-related diseases.”
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