Tobacco Documents Online

J urter on Smoking lt may be that the sky is the limit for accomplishments of the Carter Think Tank ( MT, Jan. 30) if the remarkable efficacy of the Caner Center in educating its name- sake can be used u'a guideline. In an inter- view during a recent health policy seminar held at the C:uterCenter at Emory Univer- sity, former President Caner observed. "We now know that smoking is a forcmust cause of health problems in our country. Obviously, when doctors and nurses And health officials are around hospitals, putf- ing away on cigarettes, it almost en- courages the funtlies and patients co smoke. ..."' Just a lew short years ago while president, Jimmy Carter notrd, "The tobacco industry, the tobacco farm- ers, all citizens want to have an Accur•rte and enlightened education program and re- search program to make the smoking of tobacco even more sale than it is tuday." JAMES H. LUTSCHG. M.D' Baton Rouge, L.. 4P 3sti34 APR?.S198S