CAN TOBACCO CURE SMOKING? A REVIEW OF TOBACCO HARM REDUCTION HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, TRADE, AND CONSUMER PROTECTION OF THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION JUNE 3, 2003 Serial No. 108-31 Printed for the use of the Committee on Energy and Commerce Available via the World Wide Web: http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/house 87-489PDF U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 2003 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE W.J. "BILLY" TAUZIN, Louisiana, Chairman MICHAEL BILIRAKIS, Florida FRED UPTON, Michigan PAUL E. GILLMOR, Ohio JAMES C. GREENWOOD, Pennsylvania CHRISTOPHER COX, California RICHARD BURR, North Carolina ED WHITFIELD, Kentucky VITO FOSSELLA, New York GEORGE RADANOVICH, California JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan Ranking Member HENRY A. WAXMAN, California EDWARD J. MARKEY, Massachusetts RALPH M. HALL, Texas RICK BOUCHER, Virginia EDOLPHUS TOWNS, New York FRANK PALLONE, Jr., New Jersey SHERROD BROWN, Ohio BART GORDON, Tennessee JIM DAVIS, Florida JAN SCHAKOWSKY, Illinois DAN R. BROUILLETTE, Staff Director JAMES D. BARNETTE, General Counsel REID P.F. STUNTZ, Minority Staff Director and Chief Counsel CONTENTS Page Burton, Steven L., Vice President, Smoking Controls Strategic Develop- ment and Switch, Glaxo SmithKline Consumer Health Care Carmona, Vice Admiral Richard H., U.S. Surgeon General, Public Health Sweanor, David T., Counsel, Non-Smokers Rights Association Tomar, Scott L., Editor, Journal of Public Health Dentistry, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Division of Public Health Services and Wallace, Robert B., Vice Chairman, Committee to Assess the Science Eisele, David W., prepared statement of 167 Healton, Cheryl G., President and CEO, American Legacy Foundation, 155 Landrith, George, President, Frontiers of Freedom, letter dated May 29, 156 Myers, Matthew L., President and CEO, National Center for Tobacco Free Kids, letter dated June 20, 2003, enclosing response for the |