The Health and Human Services Secretary, Xavier Becerra, spoke directly to this plan in the statement, writing, "The proposed rules would help prevent children from becoming the next generation of smokers and help adult smokers quit." He added, "Additionally, the proposed rules represent an important step to advance health equity by significantly reducing tobacco-related health disparities." They even directly addressed whether or not they had the authority to make such a move towards banning cigarettes in the statement
Tobacco contains over 7,000 chemicals, more than 70 of which are known to cause cancer
However, there are ways to make quitting tobacco easier for those who drink, opening opportunities for them to live free from other addictions, too
Up until recently Martin has been reading spiritual books to her dad, a ritual that connected her to their long history of talking about sacred practices and the meaning of life