Title Taking Action to Reduce Tobacco Use

Published Washington : National Academies Press, 1998

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Description 1 online resource (44 pages) Contents TAKING ACTION TO REDUCE TOBACCO USE -- Copyright -- Contents -- TAKING ACTION TO REDUCE TOBACCO USE -- Taking Action to Reduce Tobacco Use -- BACKGROUND -- RAISE PRICES TO REDUCE USE -- The price of tobacco products must be increased substantially -- Failure to achieve targeted reductions in youth consumption should result in further manufacturer-specific penalties -- STRENGTHEN FEDERAL REGULATION -- FDA must continue to regulate tobacco products, and the U.S. Congress must strengthen and clarify FDA's role -- SUPPORT STATE AND LOCAL TOBACCO CONTROL EFFORTS The federal government must support state and local infrastructure for tobacco controlCongress must repeal the federal preemption of state and local regulation of advertising and promotion -- MONITOR PERFORMANCE IN RELATION TO PUBLIC HEALTH GOALS -- The federal government must establish a system for performance monitoring in collaboration with other levels of government� -- HELP CURRENT USERS QUIT -- Effective smoking cessation interventions, as identified by the AHCPR guidelines, should be widely disseminated and� Government health programs and private insurance and health plans should cover treatment programs for tobacco�Treatment programs for tobacco dependence should be incorporated into quality of care measures, report cards on health� -- Programs and norms outside the medical care system must also support prevention, cessation, and harm reduction -- SUPPORT RESEARCH -- Federal research agencies must increase their commitment to research on tobacco control. -- The U.S. Congress and Public Health Service agencies should intensify research on tobacco-related diseases FDA and NIH should mount research programs to improve future regulation.The federal government must support research to clarify the feasibility, risks, and benefits of harm reduction strategies -- FACILITATE INTERNATIONAL TOBACCO CONTROL -- The United States must promote, participate in, and contribute funds to the building of a capacity for evaluating and monitor -- The United States should refrain from implementing trade policies that undermine foreign tobacco control efforts -- The United States can study and learn from effective foreign tobacco control policies Notes ""Summary""""references and notes"" English Print version record Subject Tobacco use -- Government policy -- United States Smoking -- Government policy -- United States Tobacco use -- United States -- Prevention Smoking -- United States -- Prevention Smoking cessation -- United States Tobacco industry. Industries. Mental illness. Social control. Diseases. Social sciences. Sociology. Medical care. Public Policy Tobacco Use Disorder Tobacco Industry Social Control Policies Substance-Related Disorders Industry Policy Mental Disorders Social Control, Formal Disease Technology, Industry, and Agriculture Technology, Industry, Agriculture Psychiatry and Psychology Social Sciences Health Care Economics and Organizations Sociology Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena Delivery of Health Care Patient Care mental disorders. social sciences. sociology. Tobacco industry Sociology Social sciences Social control Mental illness Medical care Industries Diseases Smoking cessation Smoking -- Government policy Smoking -- Prevention Tobacco use -- Government policy Tobacco use -- Prevention United States Form Electronic book Author Staff, Institute of Medicine ISBN 9780309591744 0309591740 0309060389 9780309060387

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