The Scourge of Mouth Cancer
November 19, 2019 photo credit- https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/2383350-skull-death This weekend, my family and I visited our driver for a condolence on the death of his young son, who also worked in our Hotel. The man died of mouth cancer … due to chewing paan (betel nut) and gutka. Gutka, a tobacco-related narcotic, is truly the scourge of mouth cancer- and it is addictive! In October, the Provincial Government enacted a tremendous law banning Gutka, with a heavy fine & imprisonment … while the nascent law is a positive step, the government has yet to follow up with effective implementation. The problem is that for the consumers of this substance it is a narcotic. You can’t simply turn off a switch. Like other narcotics and behaviors, it is deeply ingrained in society and part of their lives – so much so that generations of families are consuming it concurrently. Besides, I don’t believe we have the infrastructure to provide me...