regina benjamin, surgeon general and dr. tom friedman who heads the centers for disease control and i want to thank the individuals who are here, some of whom you're going to hear from the former smokers, whose real life story inspires this effort and outrage. we're here today to announce the latest step this administration is taking in our fight against the number one cause of preventable death in america. we have a new ad campaign that we're launching that will feature some of the most moving and attention grabbing stories about smoking's devastating effects. these stories really haven't ever been seen in popular media. and we expect it will lead to more than half a million smokers seeking out the resources they need to quit. now, when we look back on just a few decades to the days of smoking on airplanes and elevators, it can be easy to focus on how far we've come since then. it can be easy to be lulled into a sense of complacency and start to think tobacco use is a problem that will go away on its own. but unfortunately

regina benjamin united states surgeon general. go to cdc.gov and learn how to make our next generation tobacco free. i'd like dr. cheryl perry to join dr. coe and i and we'll be happy to take your questions.

regina benjamin, surgeon general, and dr. tom frieden, who heads the centers fester i also want to personally thank the individuals who were here, some of them you will hear from, the former smokers, whose real-life story inspires this effort and outreach. we are here today to announce the latest step this administration is taking in our fight against the number one cause of preventable death in america. the new ad campaign we are launching today will feature some of the most moving and attention-grabbing stories about smoking's devastating health and we expect it will lead more than half a million smokers to seek out the resources they need to quit. when we look back just a few decades to the days of smoking on airplanes and elevators, it can be easy to focus on how far we've come since then. it can be easy to be lulled into a sense of complacency and start to think of tobacco use as a problem that will go away on its own. but, unfortunately, we know better. and the numbers tell a very different story. tobacco continues to k

regina benjamin, surgeon general, go to cdc.gov. learn how to make our next generation tobacco free. [ applause ] >> so i would look to ask dr. cheryl perry to join dr. koh and i. we will be happy to take your questions. i understand we have time for only several questions. but we would be delighted to take some now. >> yes. my question is for the surgeon general. what role do you see as primary care providers, primary care physicians playing in all of this? >> i think primary care physicians and any physicians are well respected by their patients and they listen to their patients. i ask patients to talk to their doctor. and as far as doctors we need to always talk to our patients about smoking and, ways to quit smoking. particularly in the primary care arena when we are dealing with adolescents and this age group. we can have very strong effect there. >> other questions from the audience? going once. okay. thank you very much for being here. >> thank you. >> thank you. >>> up next on c-span 3 a house oversight committee hearing on

surgeon general benjamin called for more media campaign, more restrictions on smoking and higher pricestobacco products to cut down on the number of people who light up. >>> salmon fishermen appear to be heading to a banner year. >> reporter: on fisherman's wharf today these men were working on their boat getting it ready for may 1st. it's been years since salmon fishermen have been this optimistic. >> californians have always expected to see fresh king salmon on their bar-b-que for the summertime and this year kwroáer going to be able to -- this year you're going to be able to see it. >> the predictions are very good. the best we've seen perhaps since the early 2000s. >> reporter: the high hopes what fishermen say have been a horrible four years when there were so few salmon in the area fishing them was banned in 2008 and 2009 and the past two years were disappointing. >> guys lost their boats and had to go work on land jobs. >> reporter: so why the rebound? the fishing industry says less water has been diverted out of the delta. and great rainy season last year helped. >> a lot of rai

surgeon general benjamin called for more media campaign, more restrictions on smoking and higher pricesut down on the number of people who light up. >>> salmon fishermen appear to be heading to a banner year. >> reporter: on fisherman's wharf today these men were working on their boat getting it ready for may 1st. it's been years since salmon fishermen have been this optimistic. >> californians have always expected to see fresh king salmon on their bar-b-que for the summertime and this year kwroáer going to be able to -- this year you're going to be able to see it. >> the predictions are very good. the best we've seen perhaps since the early 2000s. >> reporter: the high hopes what fishermen say have been a horrible four years when there were so few salmon in the area fishing them was banned in 2008 and 2009 and the past two years were disappointing. >> guys lost their boats and had to go work on land jobs. >> reporter: so why the rebound? the fishing industry says less water has been diverted out of the delta. and great rainy season last year helped. >> a lot of rain add up to a really

want to again thank the department of health and human services, secretary sebelius, surgeon general regina benjamin, and most of all, the courageous men and women who came forward to share their stories with america to protect and help other americans get free of tobacco. we can now, i think, take a few questions? [ inaudible ] >> tom with abc news, for both of you, please. i wanted to ask you about the states. you've taken a major step forward on the federal level. the states may not be. we've done some looking at the figures, and the $25 billion they're getting from the tobacco only 2% is going to antismoking. is that enough? should the states be doing more? >> the centers for disease control and prevention publishes guidelines for what states should spend on tobacco control in order to reduce the use of tobacco. no state reaches the recommended level of funding, and some of them are at single digits in terms of the proportion of the funds that they dedicate to tobacco control. there are some people who have said, well, the reason smoking isn't going down so much is we've reached some kind of irr

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surgeon general's report on tobacco use among youth and young adults. i want to start by acknowledging some of my terrific colleagues, dr. regina benjamin, the surgeon general you will hear from, dr. david sacher, former surgeon general involved in this effort for a long time. [ applause ] dr. howard koh, my assistant secretary for health, who you will also hear from. we have key members of the office of the assistant secretary of health staff leadership, wonderful team here from cdc, dr. perry who is the author of this report, who comes from texas to be with tuesday, and lots of you who have been involved in this effort for a long time. since the first surgeon general's report on tobacco was published in 1964, the good news is we have seen a percentage of americans who smoke steadily decline. in 1965, over 42% of americans smoked. by 2004, it had fallen to just under 21%. and that's very good news. but, for all the progress we have made tobacco use remains the biggest single threat to american's health. it kills an estimated 433,000 every year, 433,000. and every tobacco related death is replaced by two new smokers under the age of 25.

school students are also using smokeless tobacco and many both smoke and chew tobacco surgeon general dr. regina benjaminking and a problem must be solved the report concludes that the tobacco industry marketing encourages young people to begin and continue tobacco use from an early age you may soon be able to get certain drugs without a prescription the food and drug administration is considering allowing certain prescription drugs to be sold over-the- counter they want to make medication for chronic conditions more readily available the fda regulators are targeting high blood pressure cholesterol migraines and asthma medications experts said that making it easier for [ female announcer ] with swiffer dusters a great clean doesn't have to take longer. i'm done. i'm gonna read one of these. i'm gonna read one of these! [ female announcer ] unlike sprays and dust rags swiffer 360 duster's extender gets into hard-to-reach places without the hassle. so you can get unbelievable dust pickup in less time without missing a thing. i love that book. can you believe the twin did it? ♪ ♪ swiffer. great clean in les

announcement of the 2012 surgeon general's report on tobacco use among youth and young adults and i want to start by a gouging some of my terrific colleagues, doctors regina benjamin, the surgeon general who you will hear from and a few minutes. dr. david satcher who is with us, the former surgeon general who has been involved in this effort for a long time. [applause] dr. howard koh, my assistant secretary for health who you will also hear from. we have key members of the office of the secretary of health staff, leadership, a wonderful team here from cdc, dr. perry who is the author of this report who comes from texas to be with us today and lots of you who have been involved in this effort for a long time. since the first surgeon general's report on tobacco published in 1964, the good news is we have seen a percentage of americans who smoke steadily decline. in 1965, over 42% of americans smoked. by 2004, it had fallen to just under 21% and that is very good news. but, for all the progress we have made, tobacco use remains the biggest single threat to america's health. it kills an estimated 443,000 americans every year, 443,000. every tobacco-related death is re

surgeon general report on tobacco use among youth and young adults. i want to start by acknowledging some of my trip to colleagues. dr. regina benjamin, the surgeon general who you are here from a few minutes. dr. david hatcher, former surgeon general who has been involved in this effort for a long time. klotzbach dr. howard koh, my assistant secretary for health, he will also hear from and we have key members at the office of the assistant secretary of health staff leadership. wonderful team here from cbc. not to perry who is the author of this report comes from texas to be with us today lots of you who have been involved in this effort for a long time. since the first surgeon general's report on tobacco was published in 1964, the good news is we have seen the percentage of americans who smoke steadily decline. in 1965, over 42% of americans smoked. a 2004, it is on to just under 21% and that is very good news. but for all the progress we have made common tobacco use remains the biggest single threat to americans health. it kills an estimated 443,000 americans every year. 443,000. every tobacco related death is replaced by two new s

a gene aye benjamin, surgeon general and dr. friedman, who heads the centers for disease control and prevention. i also wants to thank those here. some of whom you'll hear from, former smokers. we're hear -- here today to announce the latest steps this administration is taking in our fight against the number one cause of preventable death in america. we have a new ad campaign that we're launching today and it will feel some of the most attention getting stories about smoking's devastating effects. these stories haven't ever been seen in popular media. we expect it will lead to more than half a million smokers seeking out the resources they need to quit. when we look back a few decades to the days of smoking on airplanes and elevators, it can be easy to focus on how far we've come since then. it can be easy to be lulled into a sense of complacency and start to think that tobacco use is a problem that will go away on its own but unfortunately we know better and the numbers tell a very different story. tobacco in this country conti

. >> reporter: on thursday, surgeon general dr. regina benjamin released an extensive report on tobacco use among the nation's youth. among the most notable findings, nearly one in four high school seniors smokes, and 3800 kids pick up the habit every day. dr. benjamin called the statistics shocking. that's almost an understatement, according to dr. otis brawley of the american cancer society. >> shocking, disgusting, upsetting. >> reporter: the youth smoking rate had been declining since the late 90s but slowed contractibly in recent years. dr. brawley attributes it to campaigns against higher taxes during a weaker economy. >> excises on tobacco are especially effective in preventing 14 and 15-year-old kids from buying cigarettes. >> reporter: other suggestions include smoke-free laws and tobacco prevention programs. >> at 12 i smoke mid first cigarette. >> reporter: the government hopes to get teens attention in this new public service announcement. >> at 50 i'll die of a heart attack. >> reporter: big tobacco is criticized in the surgeon genera

the report was released thursday by health and human services kathleen sibelius and surgeon general regina benjamin. this is 30 minutes. >> good morning, everybody, and thank you for joining us here today. i am delighted to be here to kickoff the announcements of the 2012 surgeon general's report on tobacco use among youth and young adults. i want to start by acknowledging some of my terrific colleagues, dr. regina benjamin, the surgeon general, who you will hear from in a few minutes. dr. david stature is with us, former surgeon general who has been involved in this effort for a long time. [applause] prius assistant secretary for health, who you will also hear from. we have key members of the office of the assistant secretary of health staff, leadership, a wonderful team here from cdc, dr. perry who is the author of this report. he comes from texas to be with us today. a lot of you who have been involved in this effort for a long time. since the first surgeon general's report on tobacco was published in 1964, the good news is we have seen the percentage of americans who smoke steadily declined. in

surgeon general regina benjamin. that is on right now on c-span 3.esidential campaign. the american enterprise institute scholars will discuss the role of the syrian unrest, nuclear ambitions in iran, and u.s. troop withdrawal from afghanistan. that is coming up at 1:00 p.m. eastern. until then, we will hear from this morning's "washington journal" on veterans mental- health. host: dr. cameron is here to talk with us about mental health and the military and the armed forces. dr. richard, how would you describe the mental health aspects of the armed services health benefits at this time? guest: the army and the other services have been at war for several years. they are basically tired. there is a lot of ptsd, posttraumatic stress disorder. there are some traumatic brain concussions. and there are psychological effects, depression, anxiety, and simply being tired. host: are we seeing an increase in ptsd and tbi from these two wars worst and we have in the past? guest: we have much better data than we have had in the past. to remind you and our viewers

surgeon general's report on tobacco use among youth and young adults. i want to start by acknowledging some of my terrific colleagues, dr. regina benjamin, the surgeon general, who you will hear from in a few minutes. dr. david stature is with us, former surgeon general who has been involved in this effort for a long time. [applause] prius assistant secretary for health, who you will also hear from. we have key members of the office of the is the -- assistant secretary of health staff, leadership, a wonderful team here from cdc, dr. perry who is the author of this report. he comes from texas to be with us today. a lot of you who have been involved in this effort for a long time. since the first surgeon dingell's report on tobacco was published in 1964, the good news is we have seen the percentage of americans who smoke steadily declined -- since the first surgeon general's report. in 1965, over 42% of americans smoked. by 2004, it had fallen to just under 21%, and that is very good news. but while the progress we have made, tobacco use remains the biggest single threat to americans held. it kills an estimated 443,000 every year. every t

surgeon general will unveil a new report today. a group of young people expected to join the doctor in washington, d.c. benjamin issued a report saying an exposure to tobacco smoke can cause immediate damage to your body. it is expected to call for additional funding for anti- smoking programs. >> 54 degrees. if you would rather stand items yourself, there are about to be a few more lines for you. >> the latest ipad already has people talking up a storm anticipating the day it hit its shelves. >> we are getting ready to talk about the commute. we w >> is a look at your thursday morning commute. no problems we are tracking this hour. speeds at around 55 if you're coming out of the northeast. everything is looking good at the fort mchenry and the tunnel. 61 at interstate 70. speeds at around 48 as you make your way down toward west nursery road. 62 in the area of warren wrote. here is what it looks like at sandy point. everything is moving well at the bay bridge. let's go look at the key bridge. good through the construction zone. remember traffic and the pattern. let's skip the latest on the buses and trains. --

surgeon general released an extensive report on tobacco use among the nation's youth. among the most notable findings -- nearly one in four high school seniors smoke and 3800 kids pick up the habit every day. dr. benjamin called the statistics shocking. that is almost an understatement. >> shocking, disgusting, upsetting. >> the smoking rate had been declining since the late nineties but slowed considerably in recent years. the doctor treats the plateau to campaigns against higher taxes during the weak economy. >> excise taxes on tobacco especially are effective in preventing 14-year-old and 15- year-old kids from buying cigarettes. >> other suggestions included smoke-free loss and tobacco prevention programs. the government hopes to get teenagers attention in this new public-service announcement. big tobacco is criticized in the report for spending more than $27 million a day in marketing and promotion. the parent company of philip morris says its markets to adults only. >> some rain on the way just to the rest -- just to the west of us. on the warm side for now. temperatures will start to drop significantly. right now from baltimore south and east, temperatures are quite warm even along the coastal s