Pubdate: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 Source: Anchorage Daily News (AK) Copyright: 2006 The Anchorage Daily News Contact: http://www.adn.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/18 Author: Marilyn Pawluk Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/coke.htm (Cocaine) 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 - --- MAP posted-by: