Over 40 years ago I began my study of asbestos with the United States Public Health Service. It didn’t take long to learn that all asbestos-related diseases were preventable and that this had been known for at least the previous 40 years. Thus every asbestos-related death since then had been an act of conscious neglect. Victims and their families had gone unheard while those promoting asbestos usage hid the truth for all those years.
Today asbestos victims and their families have a united voice to tell the world that any perceived benefits of asbestos are overwhelmed by the pain, suffering, and economic impact the world continues to endure.
Asbestos, this natural mineral, lay dormant for eons in the earth until man exploited it for economic gain and hid its deadly effects. It is now time to put this falsehood asunder with truth and education. ADAO is that clarion voice of awareness.
Support ADAO and join me in Los Angeles this April for our 8th Annual Asbestos Awareness Conference where our work continues March 30 – April 1, 2012.
Richard A. Lemen, Ph.D., MSPH, Co-Science Advisor (ADAO) and Former U.S. Assistant Surgeon General
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