Today, were taking a critical step in the rulemaking process by providing the public with a proposal they can review and engage on, said Brian King, Ph.D., M.P.H, director of the FDAs Center for Tobacco Products
The tobacco industry will do anything to protect their profits at the expense of Alaska lives, so we must push forward in our efforts to prevent and reduce tobacco use, Carrie Nyssen, senior director of advocacy for the American Lung Association in Alaska, said in a statement that accompanied the report
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A substantial body of research, which has accumulated over many decades and from many countries, shows that significantly increasing the excise tax and price of tobacco products is the single most consistently effective tool for reducing tobacco use
Regular smoking or chewing tobacco exposes the body to harmful carcinogenic chemicals that can damage cells and tissues over time
Each product optimizes for its intended delivery method