title: Current tobacco control policy trends in the United States.
abstract: This article takes a snap-shot view of current tobacco control laws and where the nation is headed. Smoke-free workplace laws are highlighted, and the New York campaign experience is explained briefly. The article also creates a view into current trends in tobacco excise taxes; youth access laws, US Food and Drug Administration regulations of tobacco, tobacco control program funding, and other regulatory efforts in municipalities, individual states, and the nation as a whole.
authors.affiliation: American Cancer Society, Eastern Division, 6800 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 200, West Syosset, NY 11791, USA. stoner1972@yahoo.com
authors.forename: William I
authors.initials: WI
authors.lastname: Stoner
authors.forename: Brian X
authors.initials: BX
authors.lastname: Foley
mesh_terms: D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D011640:Public Policy; D012907:Smoking / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000379:methods; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D040241:Social Marketing; D013660:Taxes; D019460:Tobacco Industry / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration; D017132:Workplace