Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act

The Real Cost of Smoking The Federal Drug Administration, usually referred to as the FDA, is an agency apart of the U.S. government in place to regulate the health of our society. With science-based information, they are responsible for informing the public of potential health hazards that may arise from the products we consume, along with advancing the healthcare system. Before the year 2009, the agency accepted the advertisement and selling of cigarettes. There were also rumored health claims that backed cigarettes, despite it being the leading most preventable cause of disease and death (Federal Drug Administration. “The Real Cost: Campaign Overview”). In attempts to lower the amount of money spent towards our healthcare system, the Federal…

on cigarette packaging by tobacco companies is common knowledge. However, to create healthier futures and protect the public, in 2009; Congress passed and signed into law (H.R.1256) the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act), President Obama passed a law that mandated more rules on tobacco products (Tobacco Product Labeling and Advertising Warnings, 2009). on June 22, 2009. The law gave the FDA authority to regulate the manufacture, distribution, and marketing…

Between 1964 and 2000 an estimated three million deaths were prevented due to the decrease in smoking tobacco (Warner, 1989). The number of prevented deaths increase as the numbers of users decrease. During this time period, it became evident that people who regularly smoked tobacco faced horrible side effects: including yellow teeth, increased risk of stroke and brain damage, and high likelihood of various cancers. So why were these three million people smoking in the first place? In 1865…

In recent history, people’s perception of smoking has greatly changed. Just half a century ago, nearly half of men in the United States smoked and tobacco companies were being advertised publicly. Today’s landscape has greatly changed, as public awareness of the harms of smoking traditional cigarettes have been brought into light (The Pros 14). A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that in 2014 the rates of smoking among adults in the United States was only at 16.8%…

Tobacco is the leading preventable cause of diseases, disability and death in United States every year. According to the report of Surgeon General, Atlanta to Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, around 480,000 people were killed in United States due to the use of tobacco and making it a leading preventable cause of death.1 An estimated report of 42.1 million americans2 and around one in every five adults currently smoke cigarettes and among these more than 3000 people under the age of 18…

Tobacco has recently been monitored closer in the past decade than ever before. New laws and regulations have been made such as where people can smoke and what goes into cigarettes. The reason for the government regulating these tobacco products are because we are learning just how dangerous it can be. In the last fifty years health risks from tobacco has been on the rise. Tobacco is linked to many diseases, and cancers, and can have harmful long-term effects on people’s health. In the book…

The implementation of smoke-free laws did not transpire overnight or even over a short time period. It was through the implementation and modifying small health policies that focused on reducing health issues because of tobacco use and promoting the rights to breathe clean air. The following timeline provides specific years and the policies that were legislated which have assisted in the existing progression of smoke-free laws. The U. S. Department of Health & Human Services (2016) indicated:…

Cigarettes. Tobacco. Second-hand smoke. Cancer. Over the years, many lawsuits have been brought against tobacco companies. However, it was not until the late 1990s and early 2000s that any progress was made. The case, U.S. v. Philip Morris, Inc. was groundbreaking, as it was the first case in which a major tobacco company had to pay a large sum of money to a plaintiff (Tobacco). Since then, legislation such as the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009 has been passed,…

Yes, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) controls and protects anything dealing with public health. “On June 22, 2009, President Barack Obama signed into law the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (FSPTCA, also known as the tobacco control act) granting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate tobacco products.” (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) Although the products and advertisements can be regulated, the FDA cannot ban all tobacco products. Alcohol…

Side is home to many affluent residents. (6) Focusing specifically on tobacco usage, advertisements, and corporations influence, this area is not as easily influence because of their level of income, education, and resources. Tobacco usage is not a norm in this neighborhood because the residents are solely concerned with living a healthy and wealthy life to match up with their local peers. The local drug stores, businesses, residents and advocates coalesce around the idea that tobacco usage is…