Summary
Cigarettes are used by over 34 million U.S. adults and cause more than 480,000 deaths annually due to smoking and smoke exposure. Despite smoking at similar rates and consuming less cigarettes per day, African Americans are more likely to die from several tobacco-caused cancers compared to Whites. Quitting smoking reduces the risk of premature death and adds years to life expectancy; however, a disparity exists in annual quit rates between African Americans and Whites (4.9% vs. 7.1%). This disparity is due to several social determinants. Thus, it is critical to investigate scalable, evidence-b
