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Interventions for Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Persons: Recommendation Statement

Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of disease, disability, and death in the United States. In 2014, it was estimated that 480,000 deaths annually are attributed to cigarette smoking, including secondhand smoke. Smoking during pregnancy can increase the risk for miscarriage, congenital anomalies, stillbirth, fetal growth restriction, preterm birth, placental abruption, and complications in the offspring, including sudden infant death syndrome and impaired lung function in childhood. In 2019 (the most recent data currently available), an estimated 50.6 million U.S. adults (20.8% of the adult population) used tobacco; 14.0% of the U.S. adult population currently smoked cigarettes; and 4.5% of the U.S. adult population used e-cigarettes.