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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Cushing Cathryn S
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 27, 2012 11:09 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Rautio April L<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Modie Jonathan N<br>
<b>Subject:</b> FW: Flavored Cigar Smoking Among U.S. Adults: Findings From the 2009–2010 National Adult Tobacco Survey<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Hello, coordinators!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The embargo has been lifted on this article, so you may get calls about flavored cigars. If it fits into your workplan, this could also be a good reason to get in touch with your local media…..talking points
with Oregon data are attached - thanks! Cathryn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Miller, Angeline (CDC/ONDIEH/NCCDPHP) [mailto:abm8@cdc.gov]
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 27, 2012 10:30 AM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Flavored Cigar Smoking Among U.S. Adults: Findings From the 2009–2010 National Adult Tobacco Survey<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">Dear Tobacco Control Programs and Partners,<br>
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Attached find a copy of the following article:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b>Flavored Cigar Smoking Among U.S. Adults: Findings From the 2009–2010 National Adult Tobacco Survey<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A new report published by the journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research assesses the use of flavored cigars at both the national and state levels. The data were obtained from the 2009 –2010 National Adult Tobacco Survey.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The report finds flavored cigar use is less common among older adults and those with more education and income. Flavored cigars are especially popular among 18- to 24-year-olds—more than 57 percent of cigar smokers in that age group say
they smoke flavored cigars. Nearly 43 percent of all adult cigar smokers in the United States report using flavored cigars.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Research shows that flavors can mask the natural harshness and taste of tobacco, making these products easier to use and increasing their appeal among young people. Cigars contain the same toxic and cancer-causing chemicals found in cigarettes,
so they are not a safe alternative to cigarettes. The health consequences of regular cigar smoking include cancers of the lung, larynx, oral cavity, and esophagus. Cigar smokers who inhale, particularly those who smoke several cigars a day, are also at increased
risk of developing heart disease and COPD.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Key Findings: <o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">The report says 6.6 percent of adults in the United States smoke cigars.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Among cigar smokers, flavored cigar smoking was more common among those with a Graduate Equivalency Degree (GED) (65.3 percent) and those with annual household income under $20,000 (51.7 percent).
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Flavored cigar use was higher among Hispanic cigar smokers (61.7 percent) than among non-Hispanic white (37.9 percent) and black (39.4 percent) cigar smokers.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Flavored cigar use was significantly higher among female (60.8 percent) cigar smokers than male (39.2 percent).
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">A higher percentage of LGBT cigar smokers used flavored cigars (67.0 percent) than heterosexual cigar smokers (41.8 percent).<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">The five states with the highest percent of flavored cigar use among adult cigar smokers were North Dakota (71.6 percent), New Mexico (69 percent), Colorado (68.9 percent), Minnesota (59 percent) and Nebraska
(59 percent). <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">The states with the lowest were New Hampshire (11.1 percent), New Jersey (23.7 percent), Washington (28.3 percent), Hawaii (30.5 percent) and Alaska (33.4 percent).<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Attached: PDF of Article<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">An abstract of the article is available on the journal’s Web site at
<a href="http://ntr.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2012/08/17/ntr.nts178.abstract">
http://ntr.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2012/08/17/ntr.nts178.abstract</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">Thank you,<br>
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CDC/Office on Smoking and Health<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">Contact: CDC/Office on Smoking and Health, 770-488-5493<o:p></o:p></p>
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