Roughly 1 in 10 CT adults still use cigarettes, as CDC urges smokers to quit The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched new ads Monday to encourage people to quit smoking. “As a gay teen trying to figure out who I was, I hid behind cigarettes,” said “Angie P.” from Cincinnati, speaking in one of the CDC ads. “It impacted me, I've been a singer since I was three,” said Angie, who discussed her medical history in an interview with Connecticut Public and asked to not use her full name. “So I sang, you know, [in] gospel choirs, rhythm and blues bands, and even had a short stint in Vegas. But I couldn't hit the notes that I was known for, and I knew that it had caught up with me.” No... [Read more]