Public versus internal conceptions of addiction: An analysis of internal Philip Morris documents

ConclusionsPhilip Morris ’s research suggests that tobacco industry activity influences addiction treatment outcomes. Beyond nicotine’s pharmacology, the industry’s continued aggressive advertising, lobbying, and litigation against effective tobacco control policies promotes various nonpharmacological determinants of addiction. To help tobacco users quit, policy makers should increase attention on the social and environmental dimensions of addiction alongside traditional cessation efforts.
Source: PLoS Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Source Type: research