Tobacco Products - Public Policy Measures

Revised and approved by the ACEP Board of Directors titled, "Tobacco Products - Public Policy Measures" January 2010 

Reaffirmed by the ACEP Board of Directors February 2003 

Originated as Council Resolution CR037 titled, "Smoking - Public Policy Measures" and reaffirmed October 1998 

The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) supports:

• FDA regulation of tobacco products and advertising.
• continued enhancement of graphic warnings, such as package inserts, on all tobacco products, whether for domestic use or foreign export.
• public education of health risks of first- and second-hand smoke exposure.
• the prohibition of tobacco smoking in public places.
• raising excise taxes on tobacco products, and that revenue be devoted to the care of patients with tobacco-related disease and for tobacco cessation treatment.
• the use of evidence-based treatments for tobacco use/abuse, such as quitlines, and encourages health care personnel to refer patients to them.