Op Ed:
Since I published Romancing
The Smoke: Reflections of a
Nicotine Addict two years ago,
I've written the RTS Nicotine
News, sharing stories, photos
and history of the world that
Tobacco has built. This is my
600th post. I try to keep up
and even stay ahead of the
news & changes so I can bring
them to my readers, sometimes
before major media outlets can
disseminate the information.
While I crack jokes about it,
(my black lung humor)
I take it as seriously anyone
following the story.
Any international panel that
addresses the travails of tobacco
and nicotine addiction will find
my point of view and inclusion
no detriment to the dialog or the
smoke-free cause.
I witnessed and buried seven
family members from smoking
related issues. I do not require a
PhD nor a stoma to be included in
this conversation. It's time that the
Medical profession, Big Tobacco,
and Smoke Free Advocacy took
time to hear to what I have to say.
I survived my battle with nicotine.
I've lived to tell the tale. That's as
good a reason as any to listen...
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