Alarming Situation! Is United States Failing to Quit?

CDC reported that 45 million men and women were smokers in 2005 and the number was same as in 2004. Does that symbolize the weakness of human beings in front of tobacco?

The CDC reports that according to new statistics, the 8-year decline in smoking among adults in the United States might be freezing. The 2005 figures appeared in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Data were provided by a nationwide government survey of about 31,000 adults, 18 and older, who were interviewed in person. Current smokers were defined as those who said they had smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime and reported smoking every day or some days. Let me read out the CDC report to those who smoke;

• Kentucky claimed the prize as the smokiest state.
• The smokers who attempted to quit did not make it into the ranks of the 46.5 million Americans classified as former cigarette smokers in 2005.
• 36.5 million people smoked cigarettes daily in 2005
• About 8 million more smoked on some days, says the CDC.
• Men were more likely than women to smoke cigarettes;
• Young adults had the highest cigarette smoking rate of all age groups.
• Cigarette smoking was most common among people who hadn't finished high school, or who had a General Educational Development (GED) degree.

To control the situation, the CDC suggests strategies like raising prices for tobacco products, launching quit-smoking media campaigns, and cutting smokers' out-of-pocket costs for quit-smoking programs, therapies, and counseling.

But, the matter of fact remains a question?.why people are failing to quit smoking? Even when so many efforts are being put in anti-tobacco awareness and smoking cessation media campaigns? What the CDC is suggesting has already been tried and tested, isn?t it? But the outcome is clear as day light. So, what do we do now? when the fear of early death, cancer and various other life-threatening diseases are not able to stop the smokers from smoking?

We should delve deep into the problem to find out the root? After all why do we fail? Even alcohol abuse could be controlled, then why has cigarette emerged as such a big challenge today? What is the reason? Should we blame nicotine for it?but that?s what we have been doing so long?nicotine is the only reason behind addiction to cigarettes or any other tobacco product.

Blaming is not going to help; this is a situation of crisis because as per the CDC report ?Cigarette smoking was most common among people who hadn't finished high school, or who had a General Educational Development (GED) degree?, the future of next generation is at stake.

Smokers, you don?t care for your own life, that is understood and obvious?but what about your children? Do you wish them to die early suffering from cancer and other life threatening diseases? Think about it?

The author, Monalisa Hyden, addresses psychological and health related issues. If you wish to help yourself and your loved ones in quit smoking, you can log on to http://www.chantixhome.com for more information and advice.