"[It] is important for FDA to focus on providing information that can produce health benefits for the public, not merely reiterating well-known messages that smoking is dangerous, which the public already understands," Hollon added
In a statement to Entertainment Weekly, Netflix said that while it "strongly supports artistic expression", the streaming service is making changes to its programming: "Going forward, all new projects that we commission with ratings of TV-14 or below for series or PG-13 or below for films, will be smoking and e-cigarette free except for reasons of historical or factual accuracy
Another study released in the American Journal of Public Health showed that banning menthol cigarettes could save as much as 600,000 premature deaths by the year 2050
The goal is not to take cigarettes away from people but to reduce harm to the greatest extent possible
Im also deeply disturbed that a single pharmacy chain racked up almost 1,800 violations for selling tobacco products to minors across the country. About a dozen states in addition to hundreds of cities have raised the tobacco-buying age to 21, according to The New York Times
