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Tht 1983 Sur^ton 6«n«r«rs Report also concluded that: "One should not 

 ignore the proportion of the population that continues to smoke, nor 

 should one accept unchallenged the concept of a "safe" cigarette. The 

 main objective 1$ to reduce the harwful constituents present in tobacco 

 smoke. It 1$ probable that promotion of ultr«-low-y1eld products will not 

 suffice, since coeipensatory mechanisms may bt triggered by sensory needs 

 for taste as well as for nicotine. 



A cigarette considered less harmful f-jr cancer etiology mlgr.t not reduce 

 the risk for coronary disease. It appears to bt a formidable task to 

 develop a product that satisfies the smoker and does not Increase disease 

 risk through exposure to carbon monoxide, cyanide, nitrous oxidt, or still 

 unknown agents." (p. 231-232) 



Many of the constituents contained In tobacco smoke are known carcinogens 

 or cocarclnegens. The following charts from the 1982 Surgeon General's 

 Report, "Cancer" Indicate how imperative It 1$ that the FDA regulate the 

 low tar and nicotine products. 



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