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Ten Policy Changes That Could Curb Tobacco Addiction
At least 10 percent of U.S. smokers would quit and 3 million premature deaths would be prevented if 10 policy changes were instituted nationwide concludes a federally appointed panel led by Michael C. Fiore, M.D., M.P.H., director of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's (RWJF) national program Addressing Tobacco in Managed Care.
The Special Report includes:
- Recommendations from the Department of Health and Human Services, among them: establish a Smoker's Health Fund by increasing the federal excise tax on cigarettes by $2 per pack and launch a federally funded national tobacco quit line.
- Comments from Researcher Michael C. Fiore, M.D., M.P.H on the feasibility of implementing the recommendations and potential impact.
- Statistics on Tobacco Addiction.
http://www.rwjf.org/newsroom/featureDetail.jsp?featureID=646&type=3
Publication Year: 2004
Publisher Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) College Road East and Route 1 P.O. Box 2316 Princeton, nj 08543 Phone: 888-631-9989 Website: http://www.rwjf.org/
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