Question

What is the purpose of creating federal laws and policies for tobacco use? Check all that apply: help people stop using tobacco products limit the health effects linked to tobacco use, prevent youth from starting to use tobacco products,  implement health promotion events to fight tobacco use, or monitor the trends in tobacco use across demographics

Answer 1

Federal tobacco laws and policies are implemented to ensure the health and safety of the consumers. They are also in place to regulate consumption of the product, therefore the best answers are:

Help people stop using tobacco products - done by placing certain restrictions on purchase of tobacco products, price inflation and tax increase of tobacco etc.

Limit the health effects linked to tobacco use - this is done by adding health warnings on packets of cigarettes.

Prevent youth from starting to use tobacco - this is done by making the legal age to purchase and smoke cigarettes 18 years old.

Answer 2

The following points apply:
1. Help people stop using tobacco products.
2. Limit the health effects linked to tobacco use.
3. Prevent youth from starting to use tobacco products.
Federal laws and policies for tobacco use are geared toward reducing the diseases, disabilities and deaths that are related to tobacco use. A comprehensive approach is been used to eliminate the health and the economic adverse effects of tobacco use.