Waxman's Anti-Smoking Bill May Do More Harm Than Good (from The Hill)
By Jeff Stier, Esq.
Type : Letter
Publish Date : Tuesday, April 17, 2007
By Jeff Stier. Perhaps the notion that members don't read the legislation they vote on is an outside-the-Beltway myth. But if you were asked to vote on tobacco legislation without having the opportunity to read it -- knowing only that the bill was supported by Altria (Philip Morris) and opposed by the head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), how would you vote...  Read Full >>

The Unintended Consequences of Tobacco Laws (from HuffingtonPost.com)
By Jeff Stier, Esq.
Type : Editorial
Publish Date : Thursday, April 12, 2007
By Jeff Stier.  Perhaps the notion that members of Congress don't read the legislation they vote on is an outside the beltway myth. But if you were asked to vote on tobacco legislation without having the opportunity to read it -- knowing only that the bill was supported by Altria (Philip Morris) and opposed by the head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), how would you vote...  Read Full >>

What Is Teddy Smoking? (from the Washington Times)
By Elizabeth M. Whelan, Sc.D., M.P.H.
Type : Editorial
Publish Date : Wednesday, March 7, 2007
By Dr. Elizabeth M. Whelan.  Last week the Senate began hearings on a bipartisan bill to give the Food and Drug Administration regulatory control over cigarettes and other tobacco products. The bill's proponents, including Sen. Ted Kennedy, Massachusetts Democrat, argue that FDA authority over tobacco will lead to a safer cigarette, stronger warning labels and a reduction in cigarette-related deaths.  At first blush, this sounds like great news. But tragically, the proposed legislation will have exactly the opposite effect -- and will likely increase smoking-related deaths...  Read Full >>

ACSH Statement for Senate Hearing on FDA Regulation of Tobacco
By Elizabeth M. Whelan, Sc.D., M.P.H., Gilbert Ross, M.D., Jeff Stier, Esq.
Type : Press Release
Publish Date : Tuesday, February 27, 2007
We believe, as experts in the field of tobacco-related health effects and public health policy, that this bill would unnecessarily disregard a large and growing body of scientific evidence pertaining to the relative dangers posed by smoking and smokeless tobacco...  Read Full >>

Quit Smoking: Drugs vs. Cold Turkey (from Wall Street Journal)
By Gilbert Ross, M.D.
Type : Letter
Publish Date : Friday, February 23, 2007
By Dr. Gilbert Ross.  While it was enlightening to learn of the nicotine-replacement industry's relationship with several oft-quoted experts in smoking cessation, pharmaceutical-industry support shouldn't automatically undercut those experts' policies regarding quitting methods...  Read Full >>