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according to the rainfall in the growing season. The amount of nico- 

 tine in a leaf is essentially the same regardless of the size and 

 weight of the leaf. In a dry season, the leaf is smaller so it has 

 more nicotine relative to the smaller size and weight of the leaf. 

 In a wet season, the leaf is larger so it has less nicotine relative 

 to the larger size and weight of the leaf. 



Mr. Waxman. Thank you, Mr. Bliley, we'll have to get that state- 

 ment reiterated for the record. I don't know if it was picked up. 

 You'll see later if it was on the record. 



Mr. Wyden? 



Mr. Wyden. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just before we go to the 

 subject of my questioning, I know that the witnesses want to turn 

 this to the battle of the charts, I guess, with respect to Dr. Kessler 

 and the FDA. We're going to get into it later, but we believe that 

 the chart in question, with respect to the FDA, is an accurate one, 

 and we'll get into it a little bit later. 



Let me begin my questioning on the matter of whether or not 

 nicotine is addictive. Let me ask you first, and I'd like to just go 

 down the row, whether each of you believes that nicotine is not ad- 

 dictive. I heard virtually all of you touch on it. Yes or no, do you 

 believe nicotine is not addictive? 



Mr. Campbell. I believe nicotine is not addictive, yes. 



Mr. Wyden. Mr. Johnston? 



Mr. James Johnston. Mr. Congressman, cigarettes and nicotine 

 clearly do not meet the classic definition of addiction. There is no 

 intoxication. 



Mr. Wyden. We'll take that as a "no." Again, time is short. I 

 think each of you believe that nicotine is not addictive. We would 

 just like to have this for the record. 



Mr. Taddeo. I don't believe that nicotine or our products are ad- 

 dictive. 



Mr. TiscH. I believe that nicotine is not addictive. 



Mr. HORRIGAN. I believe that nicotine is not addictive, 



Mr. Sandefur. I believe that nicotine is not addictive. 



Mr. Donald Johnston. And I, too, believe that nicotine is not 

 addictive. 



Mr. Wyden. Dr. Campbell, I assume that you are aware that 

 your testimony, and you said in your testimony that nicotine is not 

 addictive is contradicted by an overwhelming number of authorities 

 and associations. For example, in 1988, the Surgeon Greneral of the 

 United States wrote an entire report on this topic. The Surgeon 

 General, of course, is the chief health advisor to our government, 

 I assume that you have reviewed that report? 



Mr. Campbell, Yes, I have. Sir. 



Mr, Wyden. All right. Exhibit 1 excerpts from the report. And 

 I'm going to ask the clerk from our committee to give you an ex- 

 hibit. And I would ask unanimous consent, Mr. Chairman, to put 

 this exhibit into the record as well? 



Mr. Waxman. Without objection, that will be the order. 



[Testimony resumes on p. 640.] 



[Exhibit No. 1 follows:] 



