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Mr. Greenwood. Will the gentleman yield? 



Mr. Hastert. Let me follow up. 



What will you do, then, if you get jurisdiction over the tobacco 

 industry, and nicotine is viewed as a narcotic? Would you want to 

 regulate that or do away with that industry? 



What is your long-term view? WTiat is your goal here? 



Mr. Kessler. Congressman, I think that obviously is a key ques- 

 tion. We are very much and we have been very much in an inves- 

 tigative mode and we continue in that mode. I think we are shift- 

 ing somewhat. 



There are some scientific questions that I think I raised with 

 Congressman Greenwood; what is the level of nicotine in cigarettes 

 that would create and sustain an addiction? I don't know exactly 

 what that level is, but we want to ask our scientists what that 



Mr. BiLlRAKis. Will the gentleman yield? 



Doctor, you are still continuing an investigation. What is the 

 source of that chart, "Percent estimate of all users who are ad- 

 dicted?" I don't see a source on there. 



Mr. Kessler. We would be happy to provide the source. 



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