Fewer Americans are smoking in recent years, but cigarette smoking continues to be the leading cause of deaths in the United States according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Erin Sinisgalli, director of the Center for Health Programs and Promotion at St. Mary’s, talks with NewsChannel 13’s Forum about the host of benefits of quitting today. See the WNYT report here.
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