Jump to full article: Guam News Factor (gu), 2009-06-05
Intro: While cigarette smoking continues to be the culprit for the top four leading causes of death for people on Guam, Guam’s medical community is making a proactive approach to raise taxes for distributors of cigarettes.
The Guam Medical Society (GMS) has selected Dr. Jerone Landstrom as Guam’s delegate to the American Medical Association’s (AMA) annual meeting this weekend.� Landstrom will be armed with a compelling resolution that represents the first salvo in what is certain to be a fight to raise the price of smoking tobacco products on Guam. The resolution submitted by the GMS has been noted by the AMA for presentation and for potential action.
The Guam Medical Society Resolution is based on volumes of research and data that shows that significantly raising the cost of cigarettes reduces the number of individuals who start smoking (especially children) and increases the number of current smokers who quit smoking.
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