Supporting The Industry's Public Policy Positions

An undated, unsigned document labeled "Privileged Attorney Work Product" and entitled "CTR Special Projects" shows that CTR and Special Account 4 special projects were used to fund researchers to testify at legislative hearings.

Dr. LGS Rao also received Special Account 4 money for testifying in the Hatch-Packwood, Waxman hearings. {2005.01, p. 1}

Rao's research, funded, in part, from 1977 through 1984 from Special Account 4, supported the tobacco industry's position that poor fetal outcome is associated more with poor nutrition than with smoking (table 8.1).

[Dr. Henry Rothschild] also testified at Hatch-Packwood, Waxman Hearings and probably received Special Acct 4 money. {2005.01, p. 2}

Rothschild's work, discussed above, was funded as a special project from 1977 through 1984, and was designed to support the tobacco industry's position that cancer is genetically determined (table 8.1).

Dr. [Gerhard] Schrauzer also testified in hearings re: Comprehensive Smoking Prevention Act of 1982. {2005.01, p. 3}

The memorandum does not specifically say whether Schrauzer was paid for this testimony. Schrauzer received support through CTR special projects to study selenium in tobacco and tobacco smoke (1981–83) and to conduct statistical and epidemiological studies on lung cancer (1983–85). He also was paid on a date not revealed in the documents through a Special Account 4 consultancy to prepare a statement on public smoking (table 8.1).

The undated, unsigned document described above summarizes studies that support alternate hypotheses for disease (e.g., the constitutional and genetic hypotheses):

CONCLUSION : Low protein intake (poor nutrition) associated with poor fetal outcome more than smoking habits. (NUTRITIONAL HYPOTHESIS ) [From a summary of L. G. S. Rao's Special Project through Account 4.] ...

SALVAGGIO/LEHRER PROJECT : All studies deal with rebutting contention that ETS [environmental tobacco smoke] aggravates allergies. ... [These investigators were funded through CTR special projects from 1981 to 1983 and from 1985 to 1988 (table 8.1).]

RESULTS : Challenge studies showed that exposure to cigarette smoke did not cause a significant decline in lung function among "smoke sensitive" individuals. Found that ETS did not impair lung function in asthmatics. ...

RESULTS : Preliminary clinical [trials] suggests that there are little, if any, human allergens in tobacco smoke. {2005.01, pp. 1–4}

This same document also cites a special project that could actually suggest positive health benefits of tobacco:

INVESTIGATORS : Drs. Henry and Linda Russek (Father and daughter) [They received funding through a CTR special project between 1979 and 1981 (table 8.1).]

SUBJECT : Relationship between psychological factors and disease. ...

Henry and Linda Russek have long investigated the link between stress and heart disease using prospective epidemiological studies. Have also found that smoking may be an effective means of coping with stress . ...

RESULTS : Proposal approved, and expected results to show that cigarette smoking is the best mechanism for smokers to cope with stress. Expect to show benefits of smoking (i.e. to reduce risk of stress-related heart disease) [emphasis added]. {2005.01, p. 3}