Evolution of Tobacco Control
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health Images Library
Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and United States Department of Agriculture Number of Cigarettes Evolution of Tobacco Control Adult Per Capita Cigarette Consumption
Number of Cigarettes Great Depression End of WW II 1st Surgeon General’s Report Fairness Doctrine Messages on TV and Radio Broadcast Ad Ban Master Settlement Agreement 1st Smoking- Cancer Concern Surgeon General’s Report on Environmental Tobacco Smoke Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and United States Department of Agriculture Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Evolution of Tobacco Control Adult Per Capita Cigarette Consumption
Evolution of Tobacco Control 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) 1910 – 1970
Evolution of Tobacco Control 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) 1970 – 1998
Evolution of Tobacco Control 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) 1999 – 2003
Evolution of Tobacco Control 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) 2004 – 2009
Evolution of Tobacco Control: What Comes Next?
Source: National Cancer Institute, Visuals Online