Banning tobacco advertising, raising the prices of tobacco products and laws prohibiting smoking in public places reduce the number of people who start using tobacco products.
Also outlawed are tobacco advertising and the sale and import of sweets and toys modeled after tobacco products.
Adding tobacco to FDA's regulatory responsibilities could also leave the public with the misperception that tobacco products are safe, or at least safer, with the FDA regulating them.
The law also introduces a health tax on tobacco products, and a total ban on tobacco advertisements, promotion and sponsorship in any form.
Such threats include the marketing and distribution of tobacco products, and the international spread of emerging and epidemic-prone diseases.
The current negotiations of a protocol on illicit trade in tobacco products are a strong step in the right direction.
The measure, signed on 27 September, forbids tobacco products in prisons and youth correctional facilities. Violators are subject to a fine.
The first protocol to the WHO FCTC, on illicit trade in tobacco products, is currently at an advanced stage of negotiations.
The risk of heart attack and stroke starts to drop immediately after a person stops using tobacco products, and can drop by as much as half after one year.