Smoking was more popular in the 90s due to media advertisements, low cigarette prices and smoking celebrities glamorizing smoking
FASEB J 29(7):29122929 Wiegman CH, Michaeloudes C, Haji G, Narang P, Clarke CJ, Russell KE, Bao W, Pavlidis S, Barnes PJ, Kanerva J, Bittner A, Rao N, Murphy MP, Kirkham PA, Chung KF, Adcock IM, Copdmap (2015) Oxidative stress-induced mitochondrial dysfunction drives inflammation and airway smooth muscle remodeling in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Tobacco use is the top risk factor for lung cancer, which is the second-most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer death among Black men and women
Smoking rates in the United States have dropped by half from 1965 to 2006, falling from 42% to 20.8% in adults
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 65(24), 623-626