The Nicotine War

The documentary details the FDA’s efforts to prove that cigarette manufacturers were manipulating nicotine in cigarettes to keep smokers hooked and examines the political headwinds the FDA faced at the time. FRONTLINE is produced at GBH in Boston and is broadcast nationwide on PBS. Funding for...

55 min - Mind & Psychology - FRONTLINE PBS

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