Kim "Skip" Murray

    Skip started smoking when she was 10, and quit through vaping in 2015. She is an enthusiastic tobacco harm reduction advocate. She works as a direct service professional at a group home providing services for people living with disabilities. Skip also lives with a disability and was diagnosed with autism, ADHD and depression in 2020. She is the co-founder and a research volunteer for the Safer Nicotine Wiki. She previously owned a vape shop and served as the research fellow for the Consumer Center of the Taxpayers Protection Alliance. She lives in Minnesota.

    Shameful Changes in the WHO’s European Code Against Cancer

    Cancer has been a constant presence in my life. My mom had breast cancer. ...

    What Should a Vape Shop Look Like?

    I am allergic to dust, mold and pollen. My husband has COPD and sometimes ...

    Smoking Should Not Be a Footnote in Cervical Cancer Prevention

    Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women. In 2022, there were ...

    In Minnesota, We Refuse to Apply Harm Reduction to Tobacco Use

    Minnesota has a reputation as a national leader in both tobacco control and harm ...

    The Lives of People Who Use Nicotine Are Not an “Endgame”

    Public health was never supposed to be a game. It’s a promise: to protect ...

    People With COPD, Like My Husband, Are Being Failed

    I was deep in thought at the store, flipping through my binder of coupons ...

    Resistance to the Anti-Nicotine Movement Sparked by a Betrayal

    People who use nicotine have earned a reputation for pushing back against flavor bans, ...

    Look Behind the Headlines About Rising Vape-Related ER Visits

    This summer, the Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center published a report showing what ...

    World Vape Day Follows Tumultuous Year in Tobacco Harm Reduction

    The urgency of raising awareness on World Vape Day—May 30—has increased since I wrote ...

    Ex-FDA Tobacco Head Brian King Joins Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

    Dr. Brian King is a man some tobacco harm reduction (THR) advocates love to ...