Thank Your For Not Smoking?

Well it seems that for the first time in several years, the number of people smoking has not declined. The government began keeping tracks over 40 years ago, and smoking population in America has seemed to leveled off and not declined. "Anytime we are not seeing a decline, it's a cause of real concern to us," said Corrine Husten, head of CDC's Office on Smoking and Health. It appears that the state and federal taxes that were imposed to help in the decline of smoking are no longer working. The anti-smoking campaigns are no longer working either. The price of cigarettes has not changed much since 2002. Usually, the price of something helps to decrease the popularity of the product. Critics say that the government needs to do more to get the message out there that tobacco kills. The first warning to be released was in the mid-1960s, the First Surgeon Generals report.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention was established on July 1, 1946. It originally was called the Communicable Disease Center. During that period, its main goal was to fight malaria. Today its goal is to help prevent, promote, and prepare the American people in public health ways. They help set up prevention centers and health centers that all are used to help the American People. It is based in DeKalb County, Georgia.