title: The politics of addiction: status of the tobacco settlement.
abstract: The enactment of an effective national tobacco control policy is a needed first step toward reducing smoking, controlling the tobacco industry, and significantly reducing tobacco-related disease and death. Dr. Seffrin, Chief Executive Officer of the American Cancer Society, outlines the critical public health measures that the ACS is working to see included in comprehensive federal tobacco control legislation.
authors.affiliation: American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Seffrin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000570:American Cancer Society; D002648:Child; D006076:Government; D006801:Humans; D009538:Nicotine; D011057:Politics; D011634:Public Health; D012907:Smoking / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders; D019460:Tobacco Industry / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence
chemical_list: D009538:Nicotine