dr. sanjay gupta that in the 80s when i was in congress, it took 3 or 4 attempts to pass a bill in the house and the senate that prohibited smoking on international flights, we didn't dare take on domestic flights, and we lost it 4 times in a row. they have a right to lobby, that is legitimate, but it shows you how attitudes in public education have changed over the years to the point where we can regulate nicotine and tobacco frontally by the government. is a huge achievement because it is health problems. >> we talk about preventable health problems all the time. $100 billion a year going to treat tobacco related illness. when you think about something like this happening, so many smokers begin early in life, before the age of 19 and continue smoking into adulthood. when you decrease the amount of advertising geared towards kids, doesn't make a difference. is this going to have an impact? >> absolutely. the reduction in cigarette smoking over the last decade has been a victory for public health prevention strategies. i only wish we had as a fact of a strategy for the rest of substance abus

dr. sanjay gupta. he is a practicing neurosurgeon and professor of neurosurgery at emory university in atlanta. . he reports on breaking medical news, provides regular health and medical updates on american morning and makers of medical affairs program. joining dr. sanjay gupta r. richard gephardt boosters as house majority leader from 1989 to 1995. today he is president and ceo of gephardt group government affairs. what in the -- what a coincidence to be heading accompanying with the same name as his. is a strategic advice to clients before the house science and executive branch of government. we are joined by dr. ron kessler, professor of health care policy at harvard medical school. that is the most cited mental health researcher. dr. kessler's research deals broadly with the social determinants of mental health and illness, and let was mentioning, as we were chatting about, his work has been so successful, it has been repeatedly cited by people like tipper gore who cite all kinds of findings. final