Tobacco Industry Youth Smoking Prevention Programs: Protecting the Industry and Hurting Tobacco Control
Anne Landman, BA,
Pamela M. Ling, MD, MPH and
Stanton A. Glantz, PhD
Anne Landman is with the American Lung Association of Colorado, Denver. Pamela M. Ling is with the Traineeships in AIDS Prevention Studies, Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco. Stanton A. Glantz is with the Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, Institute for Health Policy Studies, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco.
Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Stanton A. Glantz, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Box 0130, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143 (e-mail:glantz{at}medicine.ucsf.edu).
Objectives. This report describes the history, true goals, andeffects of tobacco industrysponsored youth smoking preventionprograms.
Methods. We analyzed previously-secret tobacco industry documents.
Results. The industry started these programs in the 1980s toforestall legislation that would restrict industry activities.Industry programs portray smoking as an adult choice and failto discuss how tobacco advertising promotes smoking or the healthdangers of smoking. The industry has used these programs tofight taxes, clean-indoor-air laws, and marketing restrictionsworldwide. There is no evidence that these programs decreasesmoking among youths.
Conclusions. Tobacco industry youth programs do more harm thangood for tobacco control. The tobacco industry should not beallowed to run or directly fund youth smoking prevention programs.
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