"The effects of even brief exposure to passive smoking are often nearly as
large (80 to 90 percent) as chronic active smoking," according to Dr. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention issued a warning in 2003 urging all people at risk of heart disease
to avoid all enclosed places where smoking occurs.edu/cgi/getdoc?tid=kca35e00+fmt=gif+ref=results+tit
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Philip Morris Preemption Strategy Map
http://legacy. Although a previous trend toward drastic cuts to tobacco
prevention programs largely stopped in 2004, very few states moved to
restore funding for these vital public health programs.

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Wisconsin residents should urge their lawmakers to vote No on the Big Tobacco
Protection bill.org.
For more information on that report, go to: http://www.

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population now lives in an area
with smokefree restaurants by law (including any bar areas).library.lungusa .46 per pack.

Wholesalers of tobacco products are organized in Recreation: Tobacco: Wholesalers .

consumption concludes

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"Secondhand tobacco smoke remains one of the leading causes of preventable
death in Wisconsin , causing suffering for many families and workers.
"We know from the once-secret Philip Morris documents turned over in
lawsuits that stripping away local control on smokefree air is the tobacco
industry's top legislative priority," said Frick.
"Tobacco companies prefer fighting public health measures like smokefree
workplace policies at the state level, where they have more lobbying influence
over the legislative process and are more likely to succeed in killing good
health proposals . In its
annual update of State Legislated Actions on Tobacco Issues
(http://slati.

-- Program Cuts.

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"Philip Morris's documents show that that the company is well-aware that
smokers who want to quit find it easier to do so when they work in a smokefree
environment," he said.

Additional Resources:
Philip Morris company documents on preemption and workplace restrictions:

http://legacy.

Kirkwood also noted that local cigarette tax increases are contributing to
significant reductions in smoking rates. Those
11 states are: Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii , Michigan, Montana, New
Jersey, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Virginia.

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"It's outrageous ," said Bronson Frick, Associate Director for the
non-profit group, Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights . Today we
know that the earth isn't flat and that secondhand smoke kills."
A study published in the May 2005 issue of the medical journal Circulation
found that even short-term exposure to secondhand smoke can cause
life-threatening changes to a nonsmoker's circulation system.

Topics related to the recreational use of tobacco are organized in Recreation: Tobacco.

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Only four states
(Arkansas, Delaware, Maine and Mississippi) funded their tobacco control
programs at or above the minimum level recommended by the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention in FY2005." For more information about the American Lung Association or to
support the work it does, call 1-800-LUNG-USA (1-800-586-4872) or log on to
www.

Topics focused on tobacco and addiction are organized in Health: Addictions: Substance Abuse: Tobacco.

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"It would take Wisconsin
back to a time before the mountain of scientific evidence linked occupational
exposure to smoke with a huge range of diseases and premature death. Wisconsin is way behind the curve on these health protections, but it
is even more shocking that if they pass this bill, they would be headed in the
wrong direction entirely, " Frick added.
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PRESS RELEASE American Lung Association Report Shows That States Surpass Federal Government in Protecting Children From Tobacco

"Unfortunately, most states are not adequately funding tobacco control and
prevention programs, and recent cigarette tax increases have failed to
dedicate any of the revenue to these programs, which would increase the
impact of increased cigarette taxes," he said. In 2004, Idaho, Massachusetts and Rhode Island joined six
other states -- California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Maine and New
York -- in taking action to protect most workers and citizens from the
harmful effects of secondhand smoke.

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SLATI complements a report released in January 2005, the American Lung
Association State of Tobacco Control 2004, which grades state tobacco laws.

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About 35% of the U. Wisconsin is
now considered one of the smokiest states in the U.

Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights is a national member-based non-profit
dedicated to protecting people's right to breathe smokefree air in enclosed
workplaces and public places.

"We found that 2004 was an active year for state tobacco-related
legislation. Kirkwood, President and CEO of the American Lung Association. Rhode Island
now has the highest tax at $2. The American Lung Association funds vital research on the causes
of and treatments for lung disease.

This category focuses on public policy issues related to tobacco.

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"Local communities should have the right to consider smokefree workplace
protections if that's what those communities want.S.S.

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Cities across the country, from New York City, to Laramie, Wyoming, are
passing strong smokefree laws to protect workers and residents from secondhand
smoke."
In light of mounting evidence linking short-term secondhand smoke exposure
to increased heart attack risk, the U.edu/cgi/getdoc?tid=rvv24e00 +fmt=gif+ref=results+tit
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http://legacy.library. The national average rose to 84
cents per pack as of January 1, 2005, up 12 cents from the previous year.org.

For 100 years, the American Lung Association has been the lead organization
working to prevent lung disease and promote lung health.lungusa.

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Wisconsin Legislature Considers Eliminating Smokefree Workplace Laws

, Smokefree workplace laws
scheduled to take effect July 1st in Appleton and Madison will be wiped off
the books -- along with dozens of others already in effect or being considered
in cities like Milwaukee -- if state lawmakers pass the misleadingly named
"Smokefree Dining Act" in the next few weeks. "A May 2004 study showed an 11
percent reduction in smoking rates among adults in New York City during
2003 after the cigarette tax was increased in 2002 from 8 cents to $1.

-- Smokefree Air.

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"If you already
have compromised coronary circulation and go into a smoky environment, there
is a substantial increase in your risk of an acute event (such as a heart
attack).org and is
updated on a regular basis. Non-media should contact
Thomas Carr at 202/785-3355.

consumption tobacco

In addition, the proposal
would allow smoking in virtually all worksites statewide, and also "preempt"
or take away any option for cities to address local secondhand smoke concerns
in the future. Rhode Island passed a law, effective March 1, 2005, prohibiting
smoking in most public places and workplaces, including restaurants and
most bars.

These issues include, but are not limited to:

Advertising ,
Smoke-free areas,
Taxation,
Activism and lobbying,
Prevention of tobacco use ,
Promotion of tobacco use,
Media coverage of issues,
Economic considerations, and
Smuggling.

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Everyone
should have the right to breathe air free of tobacco smoke in their
workplace . This
bill, if passed, would be a huge victory for Big Tobacco -- perhaps their
greatest legislative victory in the United States in the past several years. This isn't rocket science. "Big Tobacco wants to keep people addicted and their
cigarette profits up.
Nationally, over 4,600 municipalities now have smokefree workplaces by
local or statewide law.

Commenting on these two trends, Kirkwood said, "Higher cigarette prices
will mean fewer cigarettes bought and smoked by youth and adults.

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per pack.

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Key findings of the American Lung Association State Legislated Actions on
Tobacco Issues 2004:

-- Taxes. Media may obtain a copy of the report by
contacting Josephine Ceselski at 202/785-3355. With the generous support of the
public, the American Lung Association is "Improving life, one breath at a
time.

Sites not listed in this category:

Topics focused on the effects of tobacco on the human body are organized in Health: Specific Substances: Tobacco: Effects .

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Idaho passed a law prohibiting smoking in most workplaces and
all restaurants, but excluded stand-alone bars and allowed workplaces with
five or fewer employees to have designated smoking rooms.

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Manufacturers of tobacco products are organized in Recreation: Tobacco: Manufacturers.

Online retailers of tobacco products are organized in Shopping: Tobacco.

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Bill Would Roll Back Important Public Health Protections

BERKELEY, Calif.ucsf. Lung disease death
rates continue to increase while other leading causes of death have
declined.

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Wisconsin's public health laws should be guided by science,
not by tobacco lobbyists.
Health policy experts point out that state-level proposals for cutting
citizens and local governments out of the smoking debate is a common tobacco
industry tactic that has been used in other states.org), or SLATI (published since 1988), the Lung
Association analyzes state laws enacted in 2004 on smokefree air, youth
access, tobacco taxes and public health spending, among other issues. Both higher taxes and stronger indoor
air laws help current tobacco users quit and discourage children from
starting to smoke.org.

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S., with under one percent
of the state's population having the right to smokefree workplaces or indoor
public places, but more cities , including Green Bay, Oshkosh, and Milwaukee
have considered stronger smokefree policies in recent months.
Most of the significant progress being made in
this country to combat tobacco use is occurring at the state level,
according to a report released today by the American Lung Association
during the 2005 National Conference on Health or Tobacco in Chicago. Encouraging progress was made as cigarette taxes were
increased in 11 states and 3 more states adopted comprehensive laws to
protect people from secondhand smoke in worksites and public places," said
John L.
Comprehensive smokefree air laws protect workers and patrons from the
harmful effects of secondhand smoke.

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Far from making Wisconsin's restaurants smokefree, the proposed "Smokefree
Dining Act" (identical bills Assembly Bill 414 and Senate Bill 202) would
actually eliminate smokefree dining in Wisconsin. Stanton
Glantz of the University of California, San Francisco and one of the study's
authors.
"It doesn't take much to cause big effects," Glantz said.ucsf. In 2004, 11 states increased their cigarette excise taxes. Massachusetts passed a law prohibiting
smoking in almost all public places and workplaces , including restaurants
and bars.

SLATI is available online by visiting http://slati.lungusa .