By Simar Bajaj / Made by History March 17, 2025 6:00 AM EDT I n Jan., the now-former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called for new cancer warning labels on alcohol-containing beverages. It’s an important and potentially life-saving step, since the current warning labels haven’t been updated since their introduction in 1988 and only half of Americans know alcohol is associated with cancer. However, the history of tobacco policy suggests the need for caution. Indeed, when Congress decided to