Matthew Campbell

So when we talk about this risk management, I don't think it's enough anymore to like, oh, no, we know what can happen. And people are still willing to take on that risk, it seems, for some reason. And that's all I really have to say.

Yeah, I'll jump in here. Yeah, go ahead. One of the things that I just kind of want to say is I would encourage people to listen to your leaders. Listen to your scientists. Listen to your experts. Listen to the folks who do this day in, day out, and have the knowledge. I think too often we get caught up in what is on our social media pages or what is quickly in the news headlines.

Yeah, I'll jump in here. Yeah, go ahead. One of the things that I just kind of want to say is I would encourage people to listen to your leaders. Listen to your scientists. Listen to your experts. Listen to the folks who do this day in, day out, and have the knowledge. I think too often we get caught up in what is on our social media pages or what is quickly in the news headlines.

But I think it's really important to remember that there are people like us, like others who have dedicated their life to studying this and dedicated to being an expert on vaccines and health information and disease prevention. And so I think in these times we need to really remember we've planned for this and we've prepared for this. Now let's rely on it. Let's not reinvent it. Let's not.

But I think it's really important to remember that there are people like us, like others who have dedicated their life to studying this and dedicated to being an expert on vaccines and health information and disease prevention. And so I think in these times we need to really remember we've planned for this and we've prepared for this. Now let's rely on it. Let's not reinvent it. Let's not.

And I think anyone, while I encourage folks to research it and engage with that, if anyone is attacking these systems and infrastructure that we have in place, let's maybe evaluate the motivation behind that and make decisions accordingly.

And I think anyone, while I encourage folks to research it and engage with that, if anyone is attacking these systems and infrastructure that we have in place, let's maybe evaluate the motivation behind that and make decisions accordingly.

Yeah.

Yeah.

You know, Matthew, Matthew there. Yeah, I'm here. I put it in the chat here, but I was just thinking if you had any insight kind of with as how do you expect or what do you think or what are you seeing or hearing about tobacco and nicotine use in relation to more and more states legalizing cannabis-based products?

You know, Matthew, Matthew there. Yeah, I'm here. I put it in the chat here, but I was just thinking if you had any insight kind of with as how do you expect or what do you think or what are you seeing or hearing about tobacco and nicotine use in relation to more and more states legalizing cannabis-based products?

And do you think the cannabis industry is going to kind of be in direct competition with the tobacco nicotine industry? Is that going to be the next big public health problem we deal with? Or, you know, because we don't, a lot of, you know, a lot of that data still is out on long-term health effects. So I just didn't know if you had any insight to that.

And do you think the cannabis industry is going to kind of be in direct competition with the tobacco nicotine industry? Is that going to be the next big public health problem we deal with? Or, you know, because we don't, a lot of, you know, a lot of that data still is out on long-term health effects. So I just didn't know if you had any insight to that.

OK, anyway.

OK, anyway.

Yeah, of course. I think when we start talking about labels, we can self-identify those or people can impose those. And each come with their own set of connotations. And we all bring our own set of ideas and stereotypes to those. And so... several years back now when I was first looking for healthcare, I was freshly 18. I was trying to do the right thing, go see a physician.

Yeah, of course. I think when we start talking about labels, we can self-identify those or people can impose those. And each come with their own set of connotations. And we all bring our own set of ideas and stereotypes to those. And so... several years back now when I was first looking for healthcare, I was freshly 18. I was trying to do the right thing, go see a physician.

I was looking, I was interested in getting on PrEP, which I'm sure most people in the public health arena are aware of. And so I went to my physician, this is in South Carolina. It was my hometown. And I was immediately ostracized almost for even asking about it. My physician didn't really know what it was. They had never really prescribed it.

I was looking, I was interested in getting on PrEP, which I'm sure most people in the public health arena are aware of. And so I went to my physician, this is in South Carolina. It was my hometown. And I was immediately ostracized almost for even asking about it. My physician didn't really know what it was. They had never really prescribed it.

And then all of a sudden I was labeled as less than other, and I had a behavioral problem that needed to be fixed rather than providing me with the healthcare that I was looking for. And so I think those labels and how people perceive labels can really shape the healthcare that is then provided. And I like to think that physicians are above casting stones or stigma or all of those things.