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Leading Health Groups Call for Bold Action To End the Tobacco Epidemic In the United States

WASHINGTON, DC - As the United States marks the 50 th anniversary of the first Surgeon General 's Report on Smoking and Health, seven leading public health and medical organizations today called for a new national commitment to end the tobacco epidemic for good. At a press conference today, the organizations called for bold action by all levels of government to achieve three goals: Reduce smoking rates, currently at about 18 percent, to less than 10 percent within 10 years; Protect all ... years; and 3) ultimately eliminate the death and disease caused by tobacco. Over the past 50 years, we have developed proven strategies that can achieve these goals if they are fully and effectively implemented.ξ These strategies include tobacco tax increases, comprehensive smoke-free ...

Smoke-free Laws: Everyone Has the Right to Breathe Clean, Smoke-free Air

According to the U.S. Surgeon General, [i] , [ii] there is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke, which contains approximately 70 known or probable carcinogens [iii] and more than 7,000 other toxic chemicals, ... deaths. [v] , [vi] For people who do not smoke, exposure to secondhand smoke increases lung cancer risk by about 20%. [vii] Secondhand smoke can also cause or exacerbate a wide range of other health issues, including cardiovascular disease, stroke, respiratory infections and asthma. The lack of comprehensive tobacco control laws ...

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