What we need is a really strong, powerful advocate in a key position to advocate change, and we've lacked that.

That's true, unfortunately, and until we get a change in the qualification system, that could happen in several events. I think there needs to be more on time and merit than on the top two in each region.

Our goal here is to drive broad-based industry change.

Once this happens, it's hard not to make other states expect to get a chunk of the change.

We must learn to view change as a natural phenomenon - to anticipate it and plan for it.

The intent of that money was to provide funds for prevention, treatment, education and cessation programs. And that clearly did not happen in South Carolina. We're ranked 51st in funding for these programs and 51st in (cigarette) tax. The state is doing next to nothing.