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social science subjects > health and social care > health psychology > adherence to treatment > smoking and nicotine dependence: interventions
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smoking and nicotine dependence: interventions  

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  • Cigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of illness, death, and disability in the United States, causing more than 430,000 deaths in the United States each year. Despite the enormous health consequences associated with smoking, 48 million adult Americans continue to smoke cigarettes (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 1999). [Source: Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior; Smoking and Nicotine Dependence: Interventions]

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