New measures to reduce smoking in the United States

A combination of increased excise taxes, smoking bans in the country and other measures to significantly reduce smoking rates in the United States, now ranging around 21 percent of the adult population, according to a new report by the Institute of Medicine. To obtain even faster, some reductions, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) broad regulatory power should be in the marketing of tobacco, packaging and distribution, and other changes to the current tobacco policy should be adopted are given , told the committee that wrote the report.
Although smoking in the United States fell by more than 50 percent since 1964, tobacco use still claims about 440,000 lives each year, and tobacco smoke causes another 50,000 deaths annually. Health costs related to smoking areestimated at 89 billion dollars a year. The report proposes a dual approach to further reduce tobacco use in the United States. The first component focuses on strengthening the existing measures to fight against smoking to preserve and enhance the gains already made.
* Increasing the federal tax on cigarettes substantially, and the promotion of taxes to achieve in countries with lower rates for greater parity in prices across the country and prevent interstate smuggling. * Spend $ 15 to $ 20 per person per year, revenues from higher taxes or other resources to fund control efforts in each state snuff. * The imposition of the ban on smoking in all nonresidential buildings, indoor settings nationwide, including restaurants, bars, shopping centers, prisons and health centers.* The requirement for all public health insurance and private, the creation of smoking cessation programs can benefit your life.
* License of shops selling tobacco and snuff. * Implementation of additional measures to limit young peoples interest in smoking and access to tobacco and snuff, including banning online sales of tobacco products, snuff and direct shipments to consumers. These measures focus on reducing demand

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