In 1998, 5.9 percent of adult Californians had smoked cigars in the last 30 days. While 9.8 percent of adult men reported smoking cigars, 2.0 percent of adult women smoked them. Physicians can play a significant role in reducing tobacco use. They see approximately 70 percent of smokers each year, and are viewed by smokers as authoritative on tobacco and health issues. Brief advice to quit has been shown to significantly increase the percentage of smoker patients who successfully quit.
Male smokers are at least two times more likely to be completely impotent than non-smokers.
Group A carcinogens only include the most dangerous substances such as asbestos and radon. Between 1990 and 1993, the prevalence of cigarette smoking among youth 12-17 years of age changed little. An apparent increase occurred between 1993 and 1995 that was observed nationally. Since 1995, the youth smoking prevalence in California has declined by 12 percent.