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Evolution of Tobacco Control. Evolution of Tobacco Control. Evolution of Tobacco Control. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health Images Library. Evolution of Tobacco Control. Adult Per Capita Cigarette Consumption. Number of Cigarettes .
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Evolution of Tobacco Control Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health Images Library
Evolution of Tobacco Control Adult Per Capita Cigarette Consumption NumberofCigarettes Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and United States Department of Agriculture
Evolution of Tobacco Control Adult Per Capita Cigarette Consumption Broadcast Ad Ban Surgeon General’s Report on Environmental Tobacco Smoke 1st Surgeon General’s Report End of WW II Master Settlement Agreement Number of Cigarettes Fairness Doctrine Messages on TV and Radio 1st Smoking- Cancer Concern Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Great Depression Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and United States Department of Agriculture
Evolution of Tobacco Control 1910 – 1970 • U.S. enters World War I (1917) • The Great Depression (1929-early 1940s) • U.S. enters World War II (1941) • First modern reports link smoking & cancer (1950) • Surgeon General’s report on smoking and cancer (1964) • Fairness Doctrine messages on broadcast media (1967) • U.S. bans broadcast advertisements (1970)
Evolution of Tobacco Control 1970 – 1998 • Nonsmokers’ rights movement begins (1976) • Federal cigarette tax doubles (1983) • Coalescence of modern advocacy movement (early 1980s) • Synar Amendment enacted (1992) • Environmental tobacco smoke listed as known human carcinogen (1992) • The Master Settlement Agreement (1998) • Maryland bans smoking in private workplaces (1998)
Evolution of Tobacco Control 1999 – 2003 • Philip Morris reports “smoking saves money” to government of Czechoslovakia (2001) • Department of Transportation bans smoking on all international flights (2002) • WHO adopts Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (2003) • New York State smoking ban goes into effect (2003)
Evolution of Tobacco Control 2004 – 2009 • NASCAR drops R.J. Reynolds sponsorship (2004) • Westin prohibits smoking in all rooms (2005) • Annual reports on state tobacco funding begin (2005) • Adult smoking prevalence drops below 20% (2007) • Federal cigarette tax increases (2009) • FDA authority to regulate tobacco products (2009) • 18 states, DC, and Puerto Rico have smoke-free restaurants, bars, and workplaces (2010)