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r DRAFT ' I. C. O. S. I. WORKING PARTY O\ S?,IOKI\TG BEHAVIOUR Chelwood - 'ist-3rd September, 1977 Dr. Goesswein was, unforzunately, unable to at-tend due to sicl_ness, but we were pleased to welcome Dr. KaussEnanu. The pwrtty then comprised: Dr. S. J. Green BAT (Chai-•:.an) Mr. K. P. A' Court Impzrial Tobacco Dr. Ch. de Hoffmann Tobacofina Dr. E. U. Kaussmann ReeTs tma Mr. D. F. L. Needham Gallaher Dr. M. Senkus Reynolds Tobacco Dr. H. Wakeham Philip J11Iorris Dr. R. E. Thornton BAT a The Working Party was fortunate in having a starting po ;::t in the Council for Tobacco Research St. 1"Iartin Confereiice reported in "Smoking Behaviour - Motives and Incentives", t'l. J. Duzin, Jnr., 1973. Work published since then was reviewed, as well as some work being done by the companies represented. 1 1) The following papers were given out:- Instruments to Measure, Record. and Duplicate Human 2) Smoking Patterns Bibliography of Smoking Behaviour 3) E.E.G. Experiments 4) Summary of T. R. C. Investigations (Hum.an S=noki ng 5) Sub-Committee) A Proposal for a Smoking Behavior Research Center 6) Study of Hyperkir.esis and Smoking at the Philip Korris 7) Research Center Social Anthropological Studies on Tobacco Uy S) S. J. Feinhpndler and Social Sys te!ns :.na].y:.~ ts Effect of Szio'cir.g on Ris',~-Takino in it Simulated Pa.:7.s111~yTC-Ji{ `•i

The recommendations and conclusions fro.n the meeting N:ere as tollows:- 1. Although "cor,jpensation" is a very important issue, it is riot a. sui table area for shared work, because of the mar.y- controuersial issues which could arise from the use of t;e results. In any case, many compani es and research or-anisations are already working in this area. 2. known as "the level of arousal" and aggressive feelings. Pr~'~ • Such an investigation would involve both the &P, i-~ NW szimui azing ana rel.asing emzects or srr:oiring. h".t l' l^o term ~spectivy' an`V retrosp€ctAve) sty4y of ~inesiX as ~t may/rela~e to l~ter ~oki . bhav~, our./ It s ould/iae ma e clear tha th,rs stk,-dy s not intended tip s¢ek infdwmaVion on ikf/luencin young ~peslple to s ---- -- • c To determine the importance of smoking in mental ~" " health, both in normal situations ( coping wit ~,~i~'~" h stresses of everyday life) and in abnormal situations (mental hospitals). i;4 Examination of the differences in attitudes and feelings between smokers and non-smokers. _ e.•wc :,w.rG..~A o- .4 .d.fAs-..td .L..-.G t.<..-1' ' Some smokers stop smoking or othercvi se modify their smoking behaviour. It is considered worthwhile studying the circumstances under which such actions are being taken and the extent to which they occur. To attempt to predict the likely social consequences in the event of a rapid decline in the smoking habit as a.result of external pressure orn the smoker. It was agreed that it would be desirable to expand or ini tia.te work in eight areas. To d.evelop tes ts for various kinds o f nsychol ogical stress and to stud; tro, Q~ffeets of s,:oking orn the•se .. resses. !

- 3-- It was also the view of the "Vorking Party that any studies in these areas should not becoir,e pre-occupied tvi th the efi ects o•E nicotine, but should he concerned with smoking in the wider so<ise. 3. Proposals ,•rhich have been submitted by Philip Morris for a 5 moking b ehaviour r esearch c entre were noted with interes t, but i t uras aoreed that ef forts should be made to zactcle worlk on a company or industry basis using the available channels. in some cases, work has already started on projects covering part of the areas indicated. The present position is as follows (the _.tems are listed in the same order as in Section 2 of this note):- a) Philip Morris are already studying arousal and aggression and some oi the, activities supported by T. R. C. in the U. K. are also relevant. However, it w•:s agreed that opportunities mus t be sought to initiate or encourave more work. b) Work on hyperkinesis, because of the long time sca' je, should be started as soon as possible. There are no technical reasons why such studies should be done in any particular country, but there are good practical reasons for carrying out such studies in America. For example, a suitable dataa bank might be in existence already. c) Social anthropology is a new area. Irn addition to the studies which had been disclosed by Philip Morris (reinhandler), it is recommended that the industry organisations in Germany, U.:- and the U.S.A. should be approached with a view to starting further work. d) Studies to be sponsored by T.R.C. in the U.K. already cover part of the mental hygiene area, but the Working Party recorr.mends that thi s:vork shoul d be extended to cover mentally-ill people as well. I e) Philip Morris are making some preliminary studies on smokerjnon-sit!o::er attitudes. It was decided to wait six months, when it is expected that they will be able to make some more definitive proposals for an appropri ate research project. f) S'3.ilCe it is oF ten a~.7.~d a~i .T~~ 1i. t•~'Ic~t •~ Ci~-~...V t~, o .-~ ~.,a tT.e Smokli:cr ji in the naturQ of a'd~ u- ae,:_: we should e, tr.blisii if there is any •ti•uth in this allegation. BAT occe,'zd to initiv.te some contract worn i,l i;his <<rca.

-4- g) The difficulties in evaluating the social consequences of a rapid decline in smoking were ackno:vledoed. After over a year, 'i^.R.C. had not yet been able to start any work and members were asked to consider ho:v this mi~ht be tac'Kled. Dr. Selye of ;Iontreal is prepared to study stress and has approached R. J. Reynolds. It was agreed that R. J. Reynolds should be asked to explore further Dr. Selye's proposal. There are a wi de vari ety of approaches in the behavioural sciences. These may in teract more strongly with the interpretation of experimental data than in the more traditional scientific disciplines. It is, for this reason, particularly important that the tobacco industry and companies should be directly engaged in work in this field. For all the above projects, the Worh-ina Party felt that it would be essential for the industry to be closely involved in the formulation of the experimental programmes and, in particular, it is recommended that the industry's own national organisations should be directly involved, wherever it is appropriate. 4. The investigations we are recommending are expected to yield results which would offer advantages to the industry in various ways:- a) They should extend our knowledge of those eff ects of smoking judged to be beneficial. b) They should be useful in reassuring smokers in their continued desire to smoke. c) The knowledge obtained will enable the industry to speak with more authority. d) They will enable us to defend our industry against biased and inaccurate statements raade about smoking. a It is recognised that there will probably be some overlap of these investigations and the areas of the other Workina Parties.

-5- 5. It was aoreed that the meeting had been useful and we should now attempt to mainta:Ln our communications at the improved level. It was recognised that there would be considerable interest in smoking by behavioural scientists and that ;cork ri_11 continue to be done in this field for as far ahead as we can see. No date was fixed for a future meeting. E 11