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Policy 2.doc Public Policy Issue: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act College of Health Professions, Western Governors University Public Policy Issue: Family Smoking Prevention and ... Tobacco Control Act A. Reflection Smoking cigarettes puts the users ™ lives and those near them at health risk of cancer and other lung infections. The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act was adopted in 2009 to safeguard the public from health complications associated with active and passive smoking (Chang et al., 2015). It mandated the FDA to oversee how tobacco products are manufactured, distributed, and marketed in the US. However, the policy and its application should be amended to make a provision for a close check on cigars, which poses a significant health threat to the public. Many people consider cigar smoking to be less risky than a cigarette, but recent research reveals that m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [Show More]

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