Adult Smoking Rate Edges Down Slightly: Cdc Data

By Lindsey Tanner, Associated Press
Tue, 09/06/2011 - 9:06am

Adult smoking rate edges down slightly: CDC data

CHICAGO (AP) -- A new government report shows fewer U.S. adults are smoking, and those who light up are smoking fewer cigarettes daily. But the trend is weaker than the government had hoped....

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