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Taking Action to Reduce Tobacco Use.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Staff, National Research Council
Otros Autores: Staff, Institute of Medicine
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : National Academies Press, 1998.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • 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 governmentâ€?
  • HELP CURRENT USERS QUIT
  • Effective smoking cessation interventions, as identified by the AHCPR guidelines, should be widely disseminated andâ€?
  • Government health programs and private insurance and health plans should cover treatment programs for tobaccoâ€?Treatment programs for tobacco dependence should be incorporated into quality of care measures, report cards on healthâ€?
  • 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.