The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (TCA) was signed into law on
June 22, 2009, and provided the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) broad regulatory
authority with respect to the manufacture, marketing, and distribution of tobacco
products. The three public health goals of the Center for Tobacco Products (CTP),
FDA, are to prevent youth initiation of tobacco use, decrease harm and/or addictiveness
of tobacco products, and encourage tobacco use cessation. The CTP has established
an Office of Science to ensure that sound science exists with which to develop regulatory
actions. Although there is a vast and sound science base with regard to numerous provisions
within the TCA, new research will not only help assess the impact of FDA regulatory
authority over tobacco products but will inform future regulatory activities. In order
to meet the broad science demands within the TCA, the CTP developed seven research
priority areas:
- 1understanding the diversity of tobacco products;
- 2reducing addiction to tobacco products;
- 3reducing toxicity and carcinogenicity of tobacco products and smoke;
- 4understanding adverse health consequences of tobacco use;
- 5understanding communications about tobacco products;
- 6understanding tobacco product marketing; and
- 7understanding economics and policies on tobacco use and perceptions.
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