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WIGAND IS ASKED ABOUT A 1963 BROWN & WILLIAMSON DOCUMENT THAT SAYS THAT NICOTINE IS AN ADDICTIVE DRUG Q. I believe you have seen this document in the American Medical Association journal. It was also an exhibit to Dr. Kessler's testimony before Congress. Are you familiar with that testimony?
A. Yes, I am.
Q. And did you assist Dr. Kessler as a consultant in preparation for his testimony?
A. Yes, I did.
Q. And you recall seeing this Brown & Williamson document dated 1963?
A. Yes, I did.
Q. And this is a excerpt from it, from Mr. Addison Yeaman?
A. Correct.
MR. BEZANSON: Continuing objection.
Q. Will you read that into the record, sir?
MR. BEZANSON: Object.
A. "We are, then, in the business of selling nicotine, an addictive drug effective in the release of stress mechanisms."
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