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While the United States has cut smoking rates by more than half among both youth and adults, tobacco use still kills more than 480,000 Americans and costs the nation about $170 billion in health care bills each year

To date, the SHG population model has been developed for five types of tobacco control policies: smoke-free air laws, increasing cigarette taxes, raising the minimum age of legal access to tobacco (MLA), increasing the level of tobacco control program expenditures, and adding graphic health warnings to cigarette packaging

The Surgeon Generals report was very influential, convincing many smokers to quit and providing ammunition for advocates wishing to impose controls on the tobacco industry

While the journey isnt always easy, every step forward is a step toward a healthier, smoke-free life

Neil Buchanan was also a Virginia merchant and Member of Parliament