And on the fourth visit, three months after quitting, the patient will receive information on how to keep from lighting up again. What works for one person may not work for another. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services developed the smoking-cessation program after researching different methods of quitting smoking, Keelin said. Only Nevada, with 31.5 percent of its population smoking, has more documented smokers than Kentucky's 29.7 percent, according to a recent survey, Foley said. But given the margin of error, that can be disputed, she said.
Local numbers are grimmer.
A recent health survey conducted by the University of Kentucky showed that 34 percent of all adults in the seven-county area smoke. Smoking is responsible for 87 percent of all lung cancer cases and 30 percent of all forms of cancer.