Youths' Use of Tobacco, Alcohol, Drugs Prompts Policy Debates
Washington
The Clinton Administration, members of Congress, and two government-funded studies have focused scrutiny in recent weeks on corporate America's influence on children's use of tobacco, alcohol, and illegal drugs.
Rep. Charlie Rose, D-N.C., and Rep. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., pitched a plan to President Clinton last week for a "memorandum of understanding," between the President and tobacco companies, calling on those companies to provide at least $100 million a year to help enforce laws against selling tobacco to minors. They would also agree to stop using advertising that...
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