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Secret ACT is starting to Bankrupt the $18.4 Billion Dollar Tobacco Industry

Dr. Peter Gagliardo
14 min readFeb 10, 2021

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… and put $3,000 to $5,000 back into your pocket every year.

“I was a 2 ½ pack a day smoker and I earned $8,400 my first year. I was able to catch up on my rent and bills while still being able to go on a vacation.”

-Ron W. Worcester, Massachusetts

Dear Reader,

Recently I was investigating the Tobacco Industry’s involvement in Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)…

University of California San Francisco stated, “Tobacco companies have started selling their own nicotine replacement products.”

In the 1960’s R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (which makes Newport, Camel and Pall Mall cigarettes, Doral) developed the first NRT.

In the 1970’s the Tobacco industry conducted research to show that consumers perceived nicotine to be reason they thought they were addicted.

That’s when the concept of using nicotine to quit became a focus when the Tobacco Industry created Nicotine gum to “aide” in stop smoking.

Either way the Tobacco industry gets your money if you smoke or if you try to quit with the method they offer.

Crazy… Right?

I thought so too! That’s where my investigation got intense.

In 1992, Philip Morris (company that makes Marlboro) conducted research stating that NRT has no real-world effect to help people quit…

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Dr. Peter Gagliardo
Dr. Peter Gagliardo

Written by Dr. Peter Gagliardo

Health & Wellness Strategist who provides you with the quick reads to answer your questions

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