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Pipe tobacco and cigars got a pass (for the time being), but the big hitters were out

Spitzer J, Can we motivate a smoker to quit?, 2000

The problem is that nicotine, a drug found naturally in tobacco, is addictive in fact, the CDC says that nicotine addiction has similar pharmacologic and behavioral characteristics to cocaine and heroin addictions

"Tobacco policy will no longer be the responsibility of regulators regulating, but police policing," they said

In the United States, the "Pro-Children's Act of 2001" prohibits smoking within any facility that provides health care, day care, library services, or elementary and secondary education to children

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 12 (5), 57-71
