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John J. Whyte, MD, MPH
Mary Vest Mason, MD

JAMA. 1998;279:988.

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The tobacco industry has come under intense scrutiny during the past few years. It is hard to pick up a newspaper without seeing an article about newly released documents from a tobacco company outlining its efforts to influence young people to smoke. At the same time, tobacco industry lobbyists are negotiating with Congress to settle several lawsuits filed by states and individuals against the tobacco companies.

The American Medical Association (AMA) has set a goal of a smoke-free America by the year 2000, with a strong emphasis on preventing children and adolescents from starting to smoke. Despite the efforts of the AMA, the American Cancer Society, and the American Lung Association, almost 20% of teenagers are smokers and more than 80% have tried smoking at least once. Almost a billion packs of cigarettes are illegally sold to minors each year. Even . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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