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To the Editor: The American Heart Association enthusiastically supports the editorial by Curfman et al. (Sept. 4 issue)¹ on a bill that would grant authority to the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco products. We believe that this legislation has several strengths; it would require full disclosure of the ingredients in tobacco products, reduce the burden of tobacco-related illnesses, and especially limit underage smoking. Each day, about 4000 people 12 to 17 years of age will try a cigarette for the first time, and an estimated 1140 persons in this age group become daily smokers.² According to a U.S. . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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