Tobacco chronology
Tobacco Explained Chronologies - what the Tobacco companies were saying and when. The complied documents are the extended version of Tobacco Explained which gives a series of chronologies showing how the companies have said one thing in public and done something different in private.
The Chronologies are set out by subject.
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Tobacco Explained (Purchase £10.00)
The truth about the tobacco industry in its own words. The story of tobacco industry's astonishing record of deceit and denial told through its own confidential documents. The company documents were released during legal action in the United States. Covers smoking and health, addiction, advertising, marketing to kids, passive smoking, the drive into developing countries.Chronology 1 Smoking and health
For more than four decades the industry publicly denied and continues to deny that it is clear that smoking causes lung cancer - yet it has understood the carcinogenic nature of its product since the 1950s. It is now clear that the industry’s stance on smoking and health is determined by lawyers and public relations concerns.
Chronology 2 Nicotine and addiction
Until recently the industry has denied its product is addictive. Most recently it has used a definition of addictiveness so broad that it encompasses shopping and the Internet. Internally, it has known since the 1960s that the crucial selling point of its product is the chemical dependence of its customers. Without nicotine addiction there would be no tobacco industry. Nicotine addiction destroys the industry’s PR and legal stance that smoking is a matter of choice.
