1. TOBACCO POLICIES & LAWS

2. Essential Standard 8. ATOD
Essential Standard 8.ATOD.1 Analyze influences related to alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use and avoidance.

3. Clarifying Objective 8. ATOD. 1
Clarifying Objective 8.ATOD Analyze policies and laws related to the sale and use of tobacco products in terms of their purposes and benefits.

4. The Family Smoking Prevention & Tobacco Control Act
The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act is a landmark piece of legislation.
Prohibits smoking in NC State government buildings and state vehicles, restaurants, and bars.
Went into effect in June of 2009

5. More Laws Facts
It is now illegal for tobacco companies to suggest FDA approval in the labeling and advertising of tobacco products.
Tobacco companies can no longer include artificial flavors in cigarettes, which were once intended to entice young users into addiction.

6. Ingredients
For years tobacco companies have been using hundreds of chemicals and additives, which can range from ammonia to cocoa to allure and addict users.
Consumers are now able to find the product ingredients on labels for most foods and beverages, ingredients in cigarettes were widely unknown.

7. Ingredients

8. Ingredients
Sixty years ago, the primary ingredient in tobacco products was tobacco; however, as companies attempted to reduce nicotine and tar due to known negative health effects, the additives in cigarettes increased to enhance flavor and heighten the kick of nicotine.
Tobacco companies are now required to formally disclose the additives and ingredients in tobacco products.
The terms light, low, and mild to describe cigarettes have been banned in the US, decades after being introduced to the market to deceive users and imply a safer alternative for smokers.

9. Selling
The sale of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 18 is a federal violation.
Vendors selling tobacco products to minors can be fined and have their right to sell tobacco taken away.

10. Selling Minors attempting to buy cigarettes can be ticketed and fined.
Cigarettes cannot be sold in packages with fewer than 20 cigarettes, which previously made cigarettes more affordable to underage users.

11. Advertising
All cigarette and smokeless tobacco advertising must be black text on white background only.
All audio ads only spoken words with no sound effects or music
In magazines with less than 15% or fewer than 2 million youth readers.

12. BRAIN-POP VIDEO & QUIZ Health  Personal Health  Smoking