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James H. Lutschg, MD
Baton Rouge, La

JAMA. 1986;255(8):1015.

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To the Editor.—

The recent editorial by concerned citizen Jimmy Carter¹ was right on target in quantitating the devastating dimensions of morbidity and mortality secondary to tobacco use. Also, he correctly noted that these losses are heavy across the board without regard for one's race, sex, or creed. How times change! While President, Carter dismissed Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Secretary Joseph Califano, one of the few in government other than the Surgeon General who publicly spoke out against tobacco use and identified it as the No. 1 cause of premature death in the US population. In his editorial, Carter laments the plight of the teenager falling prey to the addictive powers of tobacco. While President, Carter made a mockery of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports by appointing a board member of Philip Morris as chairman of this body.

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Edited by Drummond Rennie, MD, Senior Contributing Editor; Sharon Iverson, Assistant Editor.

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