CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden talks about how more people with mental illness smoke than people without mental illness. Specifically, more than 1 in 3 adults with mental illness smoke cigarettes compared with about 1 in 5 adults without mental Illness. About 3 of every 10 cigarettes smoked by adults are smoked by adults with mental illness. Nearly 1 in 5 adults — 45.7 million people — have some form of mental illness. Comments on this video are allowed in accordance with our comment policy: www.cdc.gov This video can also be viewed at streaming.cdc.gov