IT'S TIME FOR PARENTS TO DEMAND REMOVAL OF NICOTINE FROM CIGARETTES

Every parent who fears their teenage children will become addicted to
cigarettes should contact their lawmakers at both the state and national
levels to have them sponsor legislation to force tobacco companies to
remove nicotine. Just as Coca-Cola was forced 100 years ago to remove
cocaine from its Coke products, tobacco companies should be forced to
remove the addictive agent in cigarettes.

I find it rather sad that all levels of government refuse to take this
action to forever remove the addictive agent, while politicians take
millions in campaign contributions from tobacco companies and governments
collect billions in cigarette tax revenues. Shame on us for letting this
dangerous, toxic and wasteful industry continue using nicotine to unfairly
manipulate sales of its product. Please take action today, while the
Massachusetts Department of Health's information about tobacco company
manipulation of nicotine levels is fresh in everyone's mind.

- Marilyn Pawluk

Sterling