Older and Wiser Everyone can see the obvious good news here: In the United States (not worldwide), far fewer people of any age are smoking than in 1965. But look closely with a developmental perspective: More than half of the people now over age 65 were smokers when they were young adults. Cigarettes are said to be as addictive as heroin, and quit-rates increase with every year of adulthood. Thus, this figure shows that about one hundred thousand Americans have kicked a powerful, destructive habit.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics, 2012.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics, 2013.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics, 2013.