Jon Hallberg talks on the new tobacco bill signed by Obama

Tobacco Bill Nears Passage, FDA Set To Gain Regula — A man smokes outside of a building on June 11, 2009 in New York, New York. The U.S. Senate voted on a bill that would give the Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate the production, sale, and marketing of tobacco products to protect public health.
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President Obama has signed legislation that will place more federal restrictions on tobacco. The bill gives the Food and Drug Administration authority over tobacco products and they way they're marketed, especially to teens.

"I was one of these teenagers," Obama said, "and so I know how difficult it can be to break this habit when it's been with you for a long time."

To talk more about this bill, and the battle many people -- including the President -- face against tobacco, Dr. Jon Hallberg, our regular medical analyst stopped by All Things Considered.

Hallberg is a physician in family medicine at the University of Minnesota.

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Tobacco Bill Nears Passage — A man smokes outside of a building on June 11, 2009 in New York, New York. The U.S. Senate voted on a bill that would give the Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate the production, sale, and marketing of tobacco products to protect public health.
Spencer Platt/Getty Images

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