Congratulations to Richard H. Carmona, M.D., MPH, 17th Surgeon General of the

July 11, 2007 - Congratulations to Richard H. Carmona, M.D., MPH, the 17th Surgeon General of the United States. His comments on Smokeless Tobacco from SNUS.biz, "Young people may be especially attracted to smokeless tobacco if they perceive it to be safer than cigarettes. The evidence is clear that the use of smokeless tobacco is a gateway to cigarettes."This hero was the first federal government public health official to state, "There Is NO NEED FOR ANY TOBACCO PRODUCTS IN SOCIETY." 2006 Surgeon General's Report—The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke Secondhand smoke (involuntary smoking) in America. (TobaccoWatch.org)