At the same time that the tobacco industry was publicly claiming that there was no scientific proof that smoking is a health hazard, official agencies in the United States and the United Kingdom had their hands tied researching and compiling information in an attempt to prove the contrary. The British Royal College of Physicians (RCP) and the American Surgeon General produced almost identical conclusions not only identifying the health hazards and risks of smoking, however chastising the tobacco industry and demanding immediate appropriate remedial action. Big Tobacco called the reports…
