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Running Head : Legislation on Tobacco consumption by the Food and Drugs Administration Agency

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Introduction

Consumption of tobacco products has been a contentious issue given the mystification regarding consequences of such undertaking . It is actually disheartening to acknowledge the existence of such confusion in the scientific and medical arena amid rising health problems associated with tobacco consumption . At the outset , regulations concerning tobacco consumption have been in place for a commendable time and their consistent review have yielded little

fruits . Instead , there has been an upward surge in the

health and economic problems associated with the vice

Most medical scientists have linked tobacco smoking to the onset of dangerous diseases such as cancer and heart defects among other adverse health effects . It is therefore not prudent to theoretically contradict the discovery without substantial evidence . The Food and Drugs Administration agency (FDA ) however encourages consensus on this issue by allowing advertisements that are misleading on the effects of tobacco smoking . These advertisements have duped the youths to believing that tobacco consumption is healthful to the minors by being acceptable in the society . It is commendable that the Agency recognizes use of sports in the tobacco adverts as a factor influencing the youths to consume tobacco products . I further praise the Agency 's lamentation of the addiction of Nicotine drug . However , more stringent measures need to be enforced to curb tobacco consumption . These rules should also clearly pinpoint the tobacco-related health effects . On the...