A History of U.S. Surgeon General Warnings: Smoking, TV, Safer Sex and More
A warning issued by the United States surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, on Tuesday provided guidance about an issue that has been front of mind for American parents for years: the negative effects of social media on the mental health of young people.These types of public health advisories are infrequent, but sometimes become turning points in American life.CigarettesIt took a surgeon general’s report in 1964 and decades of effort that followed for smoking in America to go from being seen as a glamorous habit to one with deadly consequences.The annual per capita cigarette consumption...