Question

Everett Koop, President Reagan's Surgeon General, made headlines when he ___________________.

• A. called for an end to the war on drugs.
• B. resigned in protest of Ronald Reagan's environmental policies.
• C. changed the labeling on foods to show daily requirements.
• D. launched a major campaign to prevent smoking.
• E. called for new meat-inspection laws to prevent outbreaks of E. coli.

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

launched a major campaign to prevent smoking.

Everett Koop, President Reagan's Surgeon General, made headlines when he launched a major campaign to prevent smoking. Koop warned tirelessly against the health hazards of smoking for both active and passive smokers, and launched a campaign for a smoke-free America by the year 2000.