Arriving in Lagos, Nigeria after the GYM 2009 and 14th WCTOH, my mom was already at the airport. We boarded a taxi and started all the gists you know. The taxi driver was kind of curious when he found out that ‘I went to India because of Tobacco Control’.

Apparently, he is a smoker (though he never confessed to me) and he has never seen tobacco issue as a serious global issue. I explained to him that tobacco smoking is one of the highest causes of deaths all over the world.

It’s a product that kills you even when used as directed.

Realizing that his health is in danger, the next words that came out of his lips were ‘How can one quit smoking?’

This words reminds me of what the gatekeepers asked Peter and Paul after hearing the gospel, ‘Men and brethren, what shall we do to be saved’?

Thought, there was very little time left, I tried to explain to him the addiction problem and concluded by referring him to see his doctor.

I hope he finds the courage to quit.