The measure, known commonly as Tobacco 21, was included as part of a $1.4 trillion spending package that covered other notable policy changes, such as an expensive repeal of Obama-era taxes on high-cost health plans, help for retired coal miners, and $1.4 billion for President Trump's border wall, down from the $8 billion he requested but the same that was appropriated for it last year
Over time the accumulation of cigarette tar in the lungs interferes with the lung's ability to clear other airborne toxins and eventually, the buildup of toxins leads to emphysema, pulmonary fibrosis, heart disease, stroke and cancer
Getting regular physical activity helps burn calories and build muscle that raises metabolism
Telephone conversation, August 23, 1990