Nicotine - Older Adults (50+): Difference between revisions

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*For some older adults, such as those living below the federal poverty line, smoking prevalence has increased from 13% to 16% between 2011 and 2022. At the same time, older adults are the fastest-growing demographic worldwide, and for the first time in history, their numbers are predicted to exceed those of young people.

**Citation: Kleykamp BA, Smith H, Dewan M, Kalinowski LM, Parsky J, Kulak JA. Lost in the Smoke: Underrepresentation of Aging Adults in Nicotine and Tobacco Research. Nicotine Tob Res. 2025 Jan 30:ntaf029. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntaf029. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39883072.

===2025: [https://www.edwardanselmmd.com/help-for-seniors Help for Seniors]===

*"Several recent government publications including the 2024 Surgeon General’s Report should make us ask if the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control understand the impact of smoking on health and health care costs for seniors?"

**Source: Website of Edward Anselm, MD, Public Health Advocate

===2024: [https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-024-03728-x Use, perceptions, and effectiveness of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation among older adults in England: a population study, 2014–2024]===

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 *For some older adults, such as those living below the federal poverty line, smoking prevalence has increased from 13% to 16% between 2011 and 2022. At the same time, older adults are the fastest-growing demographic worldwide, and for the first time in history, their numbers are predicted to exceed those of young people.
 **Citation: Kleykamp BA, Smith H, Dewan M, Kalinowski LM, Parsky J, Kulak JA. Lost in the Smoke: Underrepresentation of Aging Adults in Nicotine and Tobacco Research. Nicotine Tob Res. 2025 Jan 30:ntaf029. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntaf029. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39883072.
+===2025: [https://www.edwardanselmmd.com/help-for-seniors Help for Seniors]===
+*"Several recent government publications including the 2024 Surgeon General’s Report should make us ask if the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control understand the impact of smoking on health and health care costs for seniors?"
+**Source: Website of Edward Anselm, MD, Public Health Advocate
 ===2024: [https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-024-03728-x Use, perceptions, and effectiveness of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation among older adults in England: a population study, 2014–2024]===