luther terry least an emphatic an authoritative report that said smoking causes illness and death and the government should do something about it rome the relationship between some cigarette smoking and health. in the field of long hair. reserve board has been called one of the most important documents in the us health history ushering in a new era of reform the day next year in nineteen sixty five congress mandated surgeon general warning labels on cigarette packs and then in nineteen seventy one cigarette commercials where bands on tv. over the years cigarette taxes were raised and sales to minors worker while tobacco companies also came under increasing legal attack in the biggest case of the mall more than forty u s states brought lawsuits demanding compensation for the cost of treating smoking related illnesses. tobacco companies settled in nineteen ninety eight by agreeing to pay about two hundred billion us dollars and appeared before congress and for the first time publicly

luther terry's family with us today. earlier i had the pleasure to present a member of his family who are with us today with the version -- with the surgeon general's modality. in recognition of the night surgeon general, dr. luther terry, a pioneer in the 50-year battle against tobacco, 1964 to 2014. many people have played critical roles in this 50th anniversary surgeon general's report. i would like to thank that and my own staff and the office of the surgeon general for your commitment to the surgeon general. a shout out to a person who for several years as carried this -- has carried this torch for calls to action, in our own journal. she will soon be leaving office of the surgeon general and taking on new adventures. with admiration and gratitude to dr. luther terry and many other individuals who started us on this path of progress. today we call upon all americans to continue to work to advance the bold and noble cause. as americans, we know we can achieve great things when we dedicate ourselves to a mission. assi

>> luther terry's '64 report was the culmination of a lot of scientific evidence generated by physicianswhich linked tobacco smoke or tobacco use to lung cancer. what terry did with a group of other physicians is actually looked at over 7,000 scientific articles and concluded that smoking and tobacco use was direct live linked to lung cancer in men, emphysema, bronchitis and that tobacco products were harmful. and this was sort of a bomb shell to the tobacco history who previously to this had developed lights cigarettes with the moniker if you smoke a light cigarettes, it was a healthier alternative or they said they would do everything they could do to understand how tobacco products interacted with those who used it. the report was the catalyst that changed the way tobacco products were used in normal every day life. >> right. >> and it has continued since 1964, as you mentioned, 8 million lives have been saved. we've reduced tobacco use in this country from 48% or 40% down to 18%. we've reduced exposure, 50% of the population to secondhand smoke or involuntary smoke. it was the start

. >> it was 1964 when luther terry released his report. it said that smoking causes disease and death. tobacco was one of the most profitable industries in the world, hiring celebrities and even doctors to promote the safety of cigarettes. the surgeon general's report on smoking and health led the u.s. congress to explore warning labels on tobacco products. the legislation was part of the most successful public health campaigns in the united states. smoking rates are now down 59%. back in 1964, 42% of u.s. adults were smoking. compared to just 18% in 2012. in government tobacco control efforts which have included taxes on cigarettes and bans on smoking in public spaces have hepped to save as -- helped to save as many as 8 million lives. >> in the past half century nothing else has come close to this contribution to the health of americans. nothing. >> but antismoking advocates argue there's still much more work to be done. they say the number of americans smoking may have dropped over the decades but globally that's not the case. this anti

luther terry issued the very first surgeon general's report. >> the strongest relationship between smoking -- cigarette smoking and health in the field of lung cancer. there is a very strong relationship and probably a causal relationship between heart disease and cigarette smoking. >> a strong relationship. just how strong? he reported a 70% increase in mortality for smokers. heavy smokers at least 20 times more likely to develop lung cancer than nonsmokers. >> the surgeon general's report was the beginning of changes in public attitudes in smoking, which began to lay the foundation for a lot of the progress that we've seen today. >> that surgeon general's report launched one of the biggest public health campaigns in american history. that first warning on the pack in 1966 was a milestone. but it was also a major understatement. cigarette smoking may be hazardous to your health. over the years it got more pointed. dangerous to your health. and today, even more blunt. causes lung cancer, heart disease, and more. i told you those labels, they do have an effect. in fact, in the last half cen

surgeon general, luther terry, released his landmark report. it concluded that smoking causes illness and death. the news was not well-received, especially by the big u.s. tobacco companies. in the 1960s it was one of the most profitable industries in the world, hiring celebrities and even doctors to promote the enjoyment and even safety of the cigarettes. >> more doctors smoke camels than any other cigarette. >> reporter: the surgeon general's report on smoking and health led the u.s. congress to require warning labels on tobacco products, and eventually it imposed tighter restrictions on advertising. it was part of the most successful public health campaigns in the united states. smoking rates are now down 59%. back in 1964, 42% of u.s. adults were smoking compared to just 18% in 2012. the government tobacco control efforts, which include taxes on cigarettes and bans on smoking in public spaces, have helped to save as many as 8 million lives. >> in the past half-century nothing else has come close to this contribution to the health of america

we'll see if it just goes away let's move on fifty years ago this month the surgeon general luther terry released a landmark report on the health effects of smoking tobacco it prompted huge government regulation of the industry according to the american medical association fifty years later that regulation has been a success tobacco control is estimated to be associated with avoidance of the million premature deaths an estimated extended mean life span of nineteen to twenty years pretty simple question chris i'll start with you here could we have expected the free market to make the sort of day to save eight million lives. of people who would have died from smoking should we have just waited for for people to just be enlightened about cigarettes and stop smoking them and save all these medical costs well you know i think that the government can be very good at educating people about the dangers of certain products but let's face it what the government didn't do and i worked for senator john ashcroft during the whole tobacco litigation debate and that is we didn't ban the product the gove

it was on january 11th, 1964 that surgeon general luther terry released a report saying smoking is definitely ads were ban pd and no smoking laws spread. in 1964 the surgeon general was blunt. >> my advice to the smoker would be to stop cigarette smoking. my advice to the person who has not started smoking is don't start. >>> before that report came out 42% of americans smoked. well, that number today is now down to a much smaller 19% but that still translate to about 43 (4) 300-0000 americans. a debate continues about whether the fda should regulate nicotine as a narcotic. >>> a federal judge has awarded ownership of a disputed painting to a baltimore museum. a woman claims she had bought the work at a flea market in west virginia five years ago for $7. she claimed she did not know it was the painting when she bought it. but he had seen the painting in the family home many years earlier. the museum had shown the painting was stolen. it was by a french artist that led the development of the impressionist style. >>> skiers were doing a double take after seeing a sur on as unfinished business..

luther terry issued the first surgeon general's report. >> the strongest relationship between cigarette was held in the fields of lung cancer. >> a strong relationship. how strong? he reported a 70% increase in mortality for smokers. heavy smokers at least 20 times more likely to develop lung cancer than nonsmokers. the first warning on the pack in 1966 was a milestone, but a major under statement. cigarette smoking may be hazardous to your health. today, it gets right to the point. causes lung cancer, heart disease, and more. dr. sanjay gupta, cnn reporting. >> that's it for me. newsroom continues right now with my pal, brooke baldwin. >> brianna keilar, thank you so much. happy friday. i'm brooke baldwin. not exactly a happy friday for a lot of people in west virginia. more than 300,000 people can't use their tap water to bathe, drink, cook, or wash. this is happening in west virginia because of a chemical leak. it infiltrated a nearby water treatment plant in charleston. this is so serious the u.s. attorney is investigating here. look at the map. nine counties in the southwestern par

the report released by surgeon general luther terry in 1964 was a turning point. we've still got a long way to go. approximately 44 million americans -- nearly one out of every five -- still smoke. and more than 440,000 americans die each year from tobacco-related causes. last week the journal of american medical association published a studied that showed over the last 50 years about eight million premature smoking-induced deaths were avoided thanks to tobacco control measures. however, the study also noted that despite this progress, more than 17 million americans die prematurely from tobacco over the last 50 years. according to the surgeon general's report released in march 2012, tobacco use among kids is a pediatric epidemic and is the number-one cause of preventable and premature death in america. the report also found that every day 700 young people become new regular smokers, and of these new smokers a third will eventually die from it. we have young people who come and visit us in our offices, in the senate galleries and other places. these young people ar

luther terry, our knife surgeon general, who 50 years ago began this effort to warn about the dangersf smoking and the link to public health. we're joined today by members of his family. i would like them to stand and be recognized. grandsons,is wife, granddaughter, and her fiance. just to tell you his granddaughter recently graduated from the harvard school of public health so the doctor's legacy continues not only here but in the family. [applause] i also want to welcome two of our former surgeon general's, regina benjamin and dr. david satcher. stand and be recognized. they played very important roles in pushing this effort forward. we also have ambassador michael froman with us today. he is our trade ambassador. thank you for being here. [applause] mitch zeller who heads up the tobacco -- anti-tobacco efforts i should say in the fda. [applause] leaders special health close advisers to me on a regular basis to work on this issue for a very long time. we both have a chance to hear from them but i want to make sure you know they are here. the deputy sick -- secretary of health and hu

terry luther laid the foundation. through the efforts of tobacco control professionals, work has moved forward 50 years later. if you want to look at the statistics released by the department of health and human services, there is this. the smoking rates have fallen 59%. the tobacco industry continues to spend more than eight ileum dollars per year on marketing. more than 3000 kids try there first cigarette every day. a number of editorials also related all of this. we found one on the l.a. times website. a report was released on saturday morning, january 11. the report says there was nothing surprising about the conclusion. throughout the 1950's, scientists discovered various ways that smoking took a toll on people's health. britain released its own roof port. lobbying by the tobacco's industry -- luther terry convened a panel to make sure that the findings were unimpeachable. companiesat tobacco should rule out anyone that they disapproved of. have a line set aside for those of you who are smokers. is 202-585-3883.

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