"It takes more courage to quit tobacco than it
does to wait for cancer to strike." Curtis Ansley
Welcome to Trash Your Can. The purpose for this site and program is to help
those who use smokeless tobacco see the need to quit. My own experience is my
basis for this program. This is my "crusade" and I feel very strongly
about this subject.
I recently was afforded the opportunity to meet another speaker in this
anti-smokeless battle. Gruen Von Behrens has suffered so much yet faught so
hard. Gruen has had more surgeries than birthdays. My own ordeal pales in
comparrison, but we share a common goal: Spreading the word on the realities of
smokeless tobacco.
I have talked
with many people, teenagers, adults, male and female, about dipping and the
possible dangers related to smokeless tobacco. A school counselor in California
wanted me to bring my program there yet her principal saw no need for it. On
the other hand, a principal in Idaho saw the need and booked me to speak with
his kids. Point is, whether it is me or someone else, have someone come out and
talk with your group. My program also deals with the outdoors and its
relationship to dipping/chewing. Be it a school, a church group, your business
or any group, people need to know the dangers of nicotine.
Some people believe one can just throw the can down and never take another
dip. In some cases, that may well be true. But most times, the "quit"
is a long drawn out process. There are withdrawals. Nicotine is addictive. Some
who have been "quit" for several years still need the support of
others to maintain it. more...
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