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Tobacco companies are attempting to undermine government regulation by using harm reduction claims as a strategy for reframing the industry as part of the solution instead of part of the problem, according to commentary in Tobacco Control

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1994: I dont believe that nicotine or our products are addictive. In 1994, CEOs of seven major tobacco companies testified under oath to the U.S