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To the editor:
Most Virginians are aware that the U.S. Surgeon General issues an annual report on the health consequences of smoking, and that these reports summarize evidence implicating smoking as an important cause of cancer, obstructive lung disease and heart disease. We are also aware, however, of the tremendous importance of the tobacco industry in our state as an^employer, a taxpayer and a benefactor to many worthwhile causes. It can be difficult to weigh all these arguments fairly and form a solid opinion about tobacco’s place in our society.
Last month, however, something happened which should help us decide. The Medical Society of Virginia held its annual meeting and adopted two resolutions as follows:
1. “The Medical Society of Virginia accepts the challenge issued by U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, M.D., to work with voluntary h^altlj agencies and all citizens oftlje Commonwealth to create a tobaccofree society by the year 2000.”
2. “The Medical Society of Vir
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