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The majority of people who smoke want to quit, and more than half try to do so each year. Among Black adults who smoke cigarettes:
Proven treatments, such as FDA-approved medicines and behavioral counseling, make it more likely that people will quit smoking successfully. African American people who smoke can run into barriers when trying to find and use these proven treatments:
For example, as of 2018, only 15 state Medicaid programs fully covered tobacco cessation (quitting) services for all traditional Medicaid enrollees.5
Community health centers and low-cost health clinics serve people who are more likely to use commercial tobacco products.67 Talking to people about commercial tobacco use and quitting as a regular part of health care visits in these settings will help make sure that all groups can get effective treatment to help them quit.
When it comes to health issues, one size does not fit all. Different people and communities have different needs, and they make decisions in different ways. In addition, treatment approaches developed by and for Black communities, that build on community values and priorities, may increases the chances that African American people are able to quit tobacco use.8
Mass media campaigns are proven to increase smoking cessation, prevent tobacco use initiation, and reduce the prevalence of tobacco use.910 Anti-commercial tobacco messaging and mass media campaigns, like CDC’s Tips From Former Smokers® (Tips®) national tobacco education campaign, can feature testimonials from people from many racial and ethnic groups. Evidence shows that non-Hispanic Black people have positive reactions to Tips ads no matter the race or ethnicity of the person in the ad.11
There are differences in tobacco use, access to prevention services, and cessation treatments for tobacco use among specific populations.
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