A new report released Wednesday says that the number of adult Arizonans who smoke dropped by nearly 20% since 2007. That’s the sharpest decline in the nation. The Arizona Daily Star reports that the American Lung Association study shows that the percentage of Arizonans 18 and older who smoke dropped to about 16%. That translates to about 170,000 fewer people who smoke.
Arizona Lung Association President Bill Pfeifer credits 2006 voter approval of some of the toughest anti-smoking legislation in the nation.
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