Digital Press Kit: CDC Vital Signs: Smoking among those with Mental Illness

Digital Press Kit: CDC Vital Signs: Smoking among those with Mental Illness

Digital Press Kit: CDC Vital Signs: Smoking among those with Mental Illness

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sent this bulletin at 02/05/2013 03:21 PM EST

Did you know that adults with some form of mental illness have a smoking rate 70 percent higher than adults with no mental illness? According to a recent CDC Vital Signs report, 36 percent of adults with a mental illness are cigarette smokers. CDC has put together a digital press kit on smoking and mental health, which includes rights-free resources, multimedia, and quotes from experts. View DPK

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