Amendments to General Regulations of the Food and Drug Administration 
ctp amendments general regulations
2011-01-18
FDA-2010-N-0560-0003
05:00:00
https://api.regulations.gov/v4/comments/FDA-2010-N-0560-0003
Anonymous
Anonymous
As an RN specializing in Occupational health, I have seen first hand the effects of tobacco in the work place.  Employees who smoke have more lost work time from illness which places a burden on fellow employees and the company in general.  Smokers in the workplace tend to take more breaks than those who dont smoke, leaving others to carry the load a lot of the time.  This creates much discord among smokers and non.It has also been noted that smokers have more workers compensation claims than non-smokers.  Most likely because they are lacking oxygen to their joints and muscles and are injured more easily as a result.Advertising cigarettes in a non-glamorous way seems to be the first step in helping people move away from the initial attraction of smoking.  Certainly, making the regs tighter on smokers and tobacco also makes sense.  As an addictive substance we have an obligation to offer help to those trying to quit, and to make tobacco companies financially responsible for their role in reeling people into the addiction.