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June 2002, Vol 92, No. 6 | American Journal of Public Health 891
© 2002 American Public Health Association

LETTER

"SOUND SCIENCE" AND TOBACCO EXPOSURE

Sharon P. Brown, MN, MPH

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Sharon P. Brown, MN, MPH, School of Social Ecology, Department of Environmental Health Sciences and Policy, University of California–Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697(e-mail: spbrown{at}uci.edu).

As a researcher into children's perceptions of risk of tobacco use and exposure, I unfortunately agree with Samet and Burke's statement that "sound science" is often used to delay policy decisions related to the harm from tobacco exposures.1

In a recent town council decision in Oro Valley, Ariz (a suburb of Tucson), the lawmakers justified their passage of one of the weakest city smoking ordinances of our time by saying that more "sound science" was needed to document the "true harm" of being in a public facility with smokers, especially for children accompanying their parents to such locations. Curiously, this nonaction occurred after the city of Tucson and Pima County had passed restrictive ordinances of their own based on "sound science." Apparently, the dissemination of "sound science" can be readily blocked by industry influences on "good business."

Reference

1. Samet JM, Burke TA. Turning science into junk: the tobacco industry and passive smoking. Am J Public Health. 2001;91:1742–1744.[Abstract/Free Full Text]





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