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I mean, you know, as kids, you know, we were thrown in the car and, you know, and, you know, and hopefully we were somehow or other safe, but norms have changed with regards to, to seatbelt usage where, um, People wear their seatbelts. There are laws. There are buzzers and bells in cars that remind you to buckle up, et cetera, et cetera. Now, if we look at tobacco usage, have norms changed?

You mentioned that to a certain extent, maybe it hasn't gotten any worse, but it hasn't maybe gotten any better. But have norms changed around the usage of tobacco? That's my first question.

You mentioned that to a certain extent, maybe it hasn't gotten any worse, but it hasn't maybe gotten any better. But have norms changed around the usage of tobacco? That's my first question.

Barry, I'm sure you can chime in on this one, but when the Surgeon General's report came out, there were connections of tobacco usage with cardiovascular disease, with cancer. I mean, we'll just pick those two. And I just wonder, and Barry, maybe you can reflect on this a little bit, how it is that

Barry, I'm sure you can chime in on this one, but when the Surgeon General's report came out, there were connections of tobacco usage with cardiovascular disease, with cancer. I mean, we'll just pick those two. And I just wonder, and Barry, maybe you can reflect on this a little bit, how it is that

health professionals, medical professionals grabbed hold of that information and applied it to their treatments and insights for their patients. In other words, all of a sudden, boom, we have this major thing that's connected with chronic diseases. How is it that physicians embrace that in order to help affect change around smoking?

health professionals, medical professionals grabbed hold of that information and applied it to their treatments and insights for their patients. In other words, all of a sudden, boom, we have this major thing that's connected with chronic diseases. How is it that physicians embrace that in order to help affect change around smoking?

Thank you. you know, so let me, you're a psychologist. I mean, you know, your background is in psych, mental health. And, you know, I, I remember where, um, you know, I saw colleagues smoking under stress, you know, it's a stress. It was connected with stress. Um, Are we still seeing that type of manifestation, the linkage between smoking and mental health vis-a-vis stress?

Thank you. you know, so let me, you're a psychologist. I mean, you know, your background is in psych, mental health. And, you know, I, I remember where, um, you know, I saw colleagues smoking under stress, you know, it's a stress. It was connected with stress. Um, Are we still seeing that type of manifestation, the linkage between smoking and mental health vis-a-vis stress?

Is that still inherent in what we're dealing with here?

Is that still inherent in what we're dealing with here?

I'm interested in... in visual cues as it relates to smoking. So let me give you what comes to my mind. It's like, um, when you see movies, for instance, where there, um, there are, um, prisons and, you know, prisoners are, are smoking or they want to get cigarettes from, from one another. Okay. Or, um, War movies, you know, where military, you know, they're in bunkers or what have you.

I'm interested in... in visual cues as it relates to smoking. So let me give you what comes to my mind. It's like, um, when you see movies, for instance, where there, um, there are, um, prisons and, you know, prisoners are, are smoking or they want to get cigarettes from, from one another. Okay. Or, um, War movies, you know, where military, you know, they're in bunkers or what have you.

And, you know, they're sharing, you know, cigarettes or they're getting cigarettes. Or prisoners of war. You know, it's like, you know, it's like... get me a cigarette. So, you know, I, I just wonder, you know, if these, these kinds of, and I'm sure there are many, many others. I'm wondering if these visual cues are, are still with us and are having an impact on, on usage.

And, you know, they're sharing, you know, cigarettes or they're getting cigarettes. Or prisoners of war. You know, it's like, you know, it's like... get me a cigarette. So, you know, I, I just wonder, you know, if these, these kinds of, and I'm sure there are many, many others. I'm wondering if these visual cues are, are still with us and are having an impact on, on usage.

So when you think about, okay, let's go back again to the Surgeon General's report that came out years ago. And every 10 years since then, healthy people, the objectives for the nation come out. And every year that certainly I'm aware of, there are objectives for the nation, addressing tobacco usage and also prevention oriented activities. So

So when you think about, okay, let's go back again to the Surgeon General's report that came out years ago. And every 10 years since then, healthy people, the objectives for the nation come out. And every year that certainly I'm aware of, there are objectives for the nation, addressing tobacco usage and also prevention oriented activities. So

What's your sense historically, I guess, year in and year out, if you were to come up with a new objective for the nation, what would be on your list right now? I mean, if we're going to really make an impact, a better impact than perhaps than we've done, what objective would you, based on your research and your clinical insight, what objective would you come up with?

What's your sense historically, I guess, year in and year out, if you were to come up with a new objective for the nation, what would be on your list right now? I mean, if we're going to really make an impact, a better impact than perhaps than we've done, what objective would you, based on your research and your clinical insight, what objective would you come up with?

You know, Barry, you probably can, can respond to this a little bit too from a, uh, a medical perspective. You know, I, I think of, you know, when, when you were speaking here, um, Christy, it's, it's, you know, we as humans have these, what I would dub turn to products, you know, what do I need to do?