<p>Obama affixed his signature to the measure with a nod to his own struggles to kick the habit, and lamented the fact that 1,000 people under the age of 18 become regular smokers every day, courting a range of grave health risks.</p>.<p>"I know, I was one of these teenagers, and so I know how difficult it can be to break this habit when it's been with you for a long time," Obama said.</p>.<p>"I also know that kids today don't just start smoking for no reason -- they're aggressively targeted as customers by the tobacco industry.</p>.<p>"They're exposed to a constant and insidious barrage of advertising where they live, where they learn, and where they play."</p>.<p>The law grants the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a regulatory body, the authority to ban flavorings added to some tobacco products and require tough new warning labels, in a bid to lessen tobacco use among young people.</p>.<p>Obama argued that the bill's passage was just the latest sign that he was living up to his promise to forge fundamental political reform. </p>
<p>Obama affixed his signature to the measure with a nod to his own struggles to kick the habit, and lamented the fact that 1,000 people under the age of 18 become regular smokers every day, courting a range of grave health risks.</p>.<p>"I know, I was one of these teenagers, and so I know how difficult it can be to break this habit when it's been with you for a long time," Obama said.</p>.<p>"I also know that kids today don't just start smoking for no reason -- they're aggressively targeted as customers by the tobacco industry.</p>.<p>"They're exposed to a constant and insidious barrage of advertising where they live, where they learn, and where they play."</p>.<p>The law grants the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a regulatory body, the authority to ban flavorings added to some tobacco products and require tough new warning labels, in a bid to lessen tobacco use among young people.</p>.<p>Obama argued that the bill's passage was just the latest sign that he was living up to his promise to forge fundamental political reform. </p>