What Tactics Does the Tobacco Industry Use to Influence Public Health Policy?

The tobacco industry employs a range of tactics to influence public health policy and maintain its profitability. These tactics often undermine epidemiological efforts to reduce smoking rates and tobacco-related diseases. One common strategy is funding research that minimizes the health risks associated with smoking. By sponsoring studies with biased methodologies, the industry attempts to create doubt about the well-established link between smoking and diseases such as lung cancer and cardiovascular disease.