Americans are Smoking Less Than Ever: Study

The percentage of American smokers has fallen to an all-time low, now representing just 17.8 percent of the population, a study has found. US health officials said the percentage of Americans who are smokers has fallen to the lowest level since 1965, when they began keeping records. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the number of American adult smokers fell from 45.1 million in 2005, or 20.9 percent of the US population at the ...