That really frustrated me as a journalist, as a government watchdog, that basically the UN, you know, that the UN's health arm, the WHO, had become captive to pharmaceutical companies. And We see that with the FDA here in the States. And so I think the more people who can say, you know, pharmaceutical companies, you've done great work in a lot of ways, but blocking people's options for stopping smoking is a terrible thing from a public health perspective. (18:43–18:47)
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