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To the Editor: Dr. Kessler (July 20 issue)¹ correctly identifies the obvious problem of increasing nicotine addiction among adolescents but fails to recognize the sociopolitical condition that has created this circumstance and likewise misses the opportunity to champion the measures that might effect a genuine solution.

He proposes to "convince" young people of the hazards of nicotine abuse but says little about convincing legislators that they should enact stricter, enforceable regulations governing the marketing and sale of tobacco products. I suspect Dr. Kessler understands that the tobacco industry has a substantial voting bloc in Congress and accepts the futility of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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