In 2011, 11.3% (approximately 220,000) of Utah adults reported current cigarette smoking.1 In Utah, smoking is Nearly 80% of Utah adult cigarette smokers report that they plan to higher than the state and/or national average for the following
• More than half intend to quit within the next year.
• Only 14% report that they have no plan to quit.1
Percent of Utah Adult Smokers by Intention to Quit Smoking,
• 21% of Utahns with annual household incomes <$25,000
• More than two-thirds of Utah’s adult smokers (67%) have a
• 26% of those with <high school education report current
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smoking (compared to 3% for college graduates).1
• Three out of five Utah smokers (ages 25+) have no post-high
Utah Communities with High Smoking Rates1
• Southwest District (excluding St. George, other Washington
In 2011, 60% of Utah adult daily cigarette smokers reported stop-
ping smoking for a day or longer with the plan to quit for good.1
Only about 4% to 7% of people are able to quit smoking on any given attempt without medicines or other help.2
1 Utah Department of Health. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS),
2009-2011 (LLCP, Raking, Age-adjused). Salt Lake City: Utah Department of Health,
• TriCounty Local Health District: 18.7%
2American Cancer Society. Guide to Quitting Smoking. http://www.cancer.org/
healthy/stayawayfromtobacco/guidetoquittingsmoking/guide-to-quitting-smoking-
Data Update - The following treatments are proven effective for smokers who want help to quit:3
• Brief clinical interventions (i.e., when a doctor
takes 10 minutes or less to deliver advice and
National and international studies of smoke-free workplace
• An increase in tobacco quit rates of 6.4%*
• Counseling (e.g., individual, group, or telephone
• An increase in quit attempts of 4.1%*
• A decrease in the number of cigarettes smoked per day by
• Behavioral cessation therapies (e.g., training in
• Treatments with more person-to-person contact
• Evaluated tobacco use among workers in diverse public-
and intensity (e.g., more time with counselors)
and private-sector indoor worksites (including healthcare
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settings, telecommunications companies, and government
Cessation medications found to be effective for treat- ing tobacco dependence include the following:3
• Were conducted in the United States, Canada, Germany,
- Over-the-counter (e.g., nicotine patch,
*Median values are cited across relevant studies. The total number of studies included in
- Prescription (e.g., nicotine inhaler, nasal
• Prescription non-nicotine medications, such as
3 Fiore MC, Jaén CR, Baker TB, Bailey WC, Benowitz NL, Curry SJ, Dorfman
bupropion SR (Zyban®)2 and varenicline tartrate
SF, Froelicher ES, Goldstein MG, Froelicher ES, Healton CG, et al. Treating
Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update—Clinical Practice Guidelines.
Rockville (MD): U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public
Health Service, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2008.
4 Guide to Community Preventive Services. Decreasing tobacco use
The combination of medication and counseling is more effective for smoking cessation than either
among workers: smoke-free policies to reduce tobacco use. http://www. medication or counseling alone.3
thecommunityguide.org/tobacco/worksite/smokefreepolicies.html. Data Update -
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