Science for hire: A tobacco industry strategy to influence public opinion on secondhand smoke
Authors:
Monique E. Muggli a;
Richard D. Hurt b;
D. Douglas Blanke c
| Affiliations: | a Independent Tobacco Document Consultant, Minneapolis, MN |
| b Nicotine Dependence Center, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN | |
| c Tobacco Law Project, William Mitchell College of Law, MN |
DOI:
10.1080/1462220031000094169
Publication Frequency:
12 issues per year
Subjects:
Addiction & Treatment;
Pulmonary Medicine;
Number of References: 88
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Abstract
A review of internal tobacco company documents reveals that members of the tobacco industry and its corporate attorneys created an international scientific consultants program to influence public opinion on environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). This program was shaped as a “product” to protect the industry from international threats of smoking restrictions. Additionally, this program was used to promote a scientific backdrop supporting the industry's position on ETS that differed from regulatory agencies and published scientific research. In this report, we detail the pervasive nature of the so-called ETS Consultants Program, outline the wide range of activities undertaken by the consultants, and highlight the role of the industry's corporate attorneys in creating and managing this program. We suggest heightened monitoring of industry-created scientific organizations, further tobacco document research, and wide dissemination of such work.
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