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Surgeon General David Satcher announced at the 11th World Conference on Tobacco or Health in Chicago that smoking rates among teens and adults could be cut in half within the decade if the nation would fully implement anti-smoking programs using effective approaches that are already available.

The announcement came during a news conference where Dr. Satcher released the Surgeon General’s report on "Reducing Tobacco Use." It is the first-ever report to provide an in-depth analysis of the effectiveness of various methods to reduce tobacco use -- educational, clinical, regulatory, economic, and social.

"...the sobering reality is that smoking remains the leading cause of preventable death and disease in our nation...," Satcher said.

 Full Release (from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

2000 Materials

 Campaign Statement regarding Surgeon General’s Report On Reducing Tobacco Use

 Index of Full 2000 Report (from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 Report At-a-Glance (from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

 Report Executive Summary (from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

 Report Factsheets (from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

All Reports

 1998 Report Tobacco Use Among U.S. Racial/Ethnic Minority Groups

 1994 Report Preventing Tobacco Use Among Young People

 1989 Report Reducing the Health Consequences of Smoking

 1988 Report The Health Consequences of Smoking: Nicotine Addiction

 1981 Report The Health Consequences of Smoking: The Changing Cigarette