The American Medical Association, the largest group of physicians in the country, took aim at cigar-smoking among youth at its annual meeting last month.
In a press release, it noted "Cigars are being marketed to youth in a range of attractive flavors like candy, alcohol, fruit and chocolate. Cigar smoking is the second most common form of tobacco use among youth, and each day almost 3,000 children under 18 years old try cigar smoking for the first time."
In reaction, the AMA passed policy to block legislation that would exempt flavored cigars from Food and Drug Administration oversight.
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