More on more nicotine

This is from usatoday.com. The writer is Michael A. Farriss is the senior vice president of communications and government affairs for Philip Morris USA. Farriss is disputing results of a Massachusetts study showing most cigarette brands have a higher nicotine content than a few years ago.

"We do not believe that the MDPH's conclusions about the trends in nicotine yields for Marlboro are supported by the 1997 through 2005 data. Even so, there are some fundamental conclusions that Philip Morris USA and the MDPH seem to share: Cigarette smoking is addictive, cigarette smoking causes disease and death, and comprehensive federal Food and Drug Administration regulation of the tobacco industry would be good public health policy."

So the next time you see an ad for cigarettes, or the next time a smoker tries to justify how his grandfather smoked three packs a day and lived to be 112, pull out this quote.

To see the full piece, go here:
http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2006/09/opposing_view_n.html#more

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