The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) opposes all forms of advertisement of tobacco and nicotine products, and direct or indirect marketing of tobacco and nicotine products to children. The AAFP will endeavor to place advertising material and develop relationships with publications that do not accept tobacco and nicotine advertising. If unavoidable, the adjoining pages will not promote tobacco, nicotine or alcohol. The AAFP urges removal of corporate tax deductions for the advertising of tobacco and nicotine products. The AAFP supports state and community efforts to reduce or eliminate point-of-sale advertising.
The AAFP strongly supports prominently displayed labeling warning potential users of health hazards of all tobacco products, including any product that contains synthetic nicotine. The AAFP supports “plain pack” tobacco and nicotine product packaging, removing logos and colors associated with individual brands, and implementing depictions of tobacco and nicotine-related disease on packaging.
None of the above policy recommendations should be meant to apply to FDA approved cessation products. (2014) (September 2024 COD)