Part 1 of Essay
Studies of ex-smokers show that their risk of dying from -related disease decreases with each year of non . Encouraged by such evidence, more than 40 million people in the U.S. quit in the year following the 1964 surgeon general's report. The proportion of males who smoke decreased from more than 60 percent to about 25 pe ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... report, the surgeon general declared nicotine to be an addictive drug comparable to other addictive substances in its ability to induce dependence. The report also called the monetary and human costs far greater than those attributable to cocaine, alcohol, or heroin. Attempts to help persons quit smoking through counseling, participation in support groups, and, for those with a strong physical dependence on nicotine, substitution of chewing gum containing nicotine to lessen withdrawal symptoms. ....