One is a provision that would bar the Federal Government from claiming a share of the states' quarter-trillion-dollar settlement with the tobacco industry; President Clinton wants to use some of the money for Federal efforts like discouraging children from smoking.
This medication is not usually used for ongoing coughs from smoking, asthma, other long-term breathing problems (e.g., emphysema), or for coughs with a lot of mucus, unless directed by your doctor.