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History of Tobacco Control in the United States

History of Tobacco Control in the United States. Kristie L. Foley, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Medical Humanities Davidson College Szeged, Hungary 18 June 2011. History.

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History of Tobacco Control in the United States

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  1. History of Tobacco Controlin the United States Kristie L. Foley, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Medical Humanities Davidson College Szeged, Hungary 18 June 2011

  2. History Huron Indian myth has it that in ancient times, when the land was barren and the people were starving, the Great Spirit sent forth a woman to save humanity. As she traveled over the world, everywhere her right hand touched the soil, there grew potatoes. And everywhere her left hand touched the soil, there grew corn. And when the world was rich and fertile, she sat down and rested. When she arose, there grew tobacco... Tobacco Huron Goddess

  3. From ceremonial to commercial… • From 1617 to 1793 tobacco was the most valuable staple export from the English American mainland. • Until the 1960s, the U.S. not only grew but also manufactured and exported more tobacco than any other country.

  4. 79% of tobacco grown in 3 states 94% in 6 states

  5. James Albert Bonsack of Roanoke, Va invented the first cigarette rolling machine in 1880. • Bonsack's cigarette rolling machine, as shown on U.S. patent 238,640. • Tobacco companies: • American Tobacco • Philip Morris • RJ Reynolds • Lorrilard • Brown & Williamson • American Brands

  6. Adult per capital cigarette consumption in US:1900-1964 US Tobacco Program

  7. Call to action in 1961 • A letter was sent to the President • American Cancer Society • American Public Health Association • American Heart Association • National Tuberculosis Association • Urging a commission to study the “widespread implications of the tobacco problem” • Surgeon General Luther L. Terry

  8. Launched the first “wave” of the tobacco control science, policy, and advocacy 1964 Surgeon General’s Report "cigarette smoking is a health hazard of sufficient importance in the United States to warrant appropriate remedial action"

  9. Adult per capital cigarette consumption in US:1900-1984 1965: Congress required all cigarette

  10. Adult per capital cigarette consumption in US from 1900-2006

  11. National Tobacco Control Program (NTCP) 1999 to present • CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health created the National Program to encourage coordinated, national efforts to reduce tobacco-related diseases and deaths. • All 50 states • The District of Columbia • Eight U.S. territories/jurisdictions • Six national networks • Eight tribal support centers

  12. Federalism Impacts Strategy

  13. Strategies State-Level Tobacco Control Targets: • Prevention • Cessation • Secondhand Smoke

  14. Educational • School-based and Mass Media

  15. Clinical • Pharmacotherapy and behavioral counseling

  16. Regulatory • Advertising & Promotion Restrictions • Youth access restrictions • Product regulation • Package warnings • Clean-indoor air regulation

  17. Regulatory • Advertising & Promotion Restrictions • Youth access restrictions • Product regulation • Package warnings • Clean-indoor air regulation

  18. Regulatory • Advertising & Promotion Restrictions • Youth access restrictions • Product regulation • Package warnings • Clean-indoor air regulation

  19. 1998: Smoke-free restaurants, bars, & workplaces

  20. 2004

  21. 2008

  22. 2011

  23. 2011: Any Smoke-Free Indoor Space

  24. The most direct and effective method for reducing tobacco consumption is to increase the price of tobacco products through tax increases. Economic • Taxation • Tariffs and trade

  25. Adult smoking rates vary across the US, but the states with the most smokers are in the Midwest and Southeast regions.

  26. Price & Consumption—U.S.

  27. FDA: Tobacco Control Act 2009

  28. Key Elements of TCA • Prohibits “reduced harm” claims (e.g., “light cigarettes”) • Requires industry to: • submit marketing research • disclose research on health effects and ingredients • Requires bigger, bolder warnings • FDA authority over registration & inspection of tobacco companies • FDA oversees the implementation of TCA

  29. Current Issues in US • The decline in smoking has stalled in the past five years. • Decreased spending on tobacco control at the state level • Price • Secondhand Smoke • Product interests • Potential impact of the Tobacco Control Act

  30. Final Thoughts • To ‘de-normalize’ tobacco • Shift emphasis from individual to society • Create a culture of unacceptability without blaming the tobacco user • Hold government accountable & demonstrate their economic interest

  31. Acknowledgements • Funding by the National Institutes of Health: Fogarty International Center, National Cancer Institute, and National Institute on Drug Abuse • 1R01TW007927-01

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