[Epidemiology of tobacco smoking].
BACKGROUND
The aim of this review is to give an overview on tobacco consumption in France and to describe the mortality and the morbidity related to smoking.


BACKGROUND
Following the increase of tobacco prices in 2002-2003, the prevalence of smoking was estimated to 30% in 2004 in France. Tobacco smoking leads to 66,000 deaths annually in France: 59,000 among men and 7 000 among women. Three groups of diseases are linked with smoking: cancers, cardio-vascular diseases and chronic lung diseases. A relation was also established with gravidic or osteoporotic complications. Passive smoking is also involved in numerous diseases such as lung cancer, coronary diseases and strokes.


CONCLUSIONS
Smoking cessation conducts to a progressive decrease in morbidity risk. A functional improvement is obtained for patients suffering from chronic lung diseases.


CONCLUSIONS
Effective smoking cessation treatments are available and should be systematically offered to smokers.
Le Faou
A-L
AL
Unité 537, Centre de Recherche en Economie et Gestion Appliquées à la Santé, INSERM, Paris, France. anne-laurence.le-faou@spim.jussieu.fr
Scemama
O
O
D006801:Humans; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000453:epidemiology*