letter to governor

Dear Governor,
Why is that we are cutting back yearly on a program that was effective in eliminating teen smoking? Didn’t we sue tobacco companies in order to regain some of the money lost on in medicare for smoking related illnesses? Florida’s Truth campaign was decreasing the number of high school and middle school students smoking by about 10-20%. This helps to ensure as the younger people grow older and become on medicare, we will not need all of the medical assistance our grandparents have needed due to smoking. The ads decrease in teen smoking is also good because it is illegal. So why are we cutting costs on a program that saves lives, saves the state money , and helps to lower underage smoking?

I am a student at the University of Florida and I take a class on Tobacco Use and Abuse. It has taught me a lot that I did not know about smoking. Maybe a simlar clas could be provided for the state senators and representatives so that they will have slightly more informed decisions when they cut funding for anti –tobacco campaigns.

Thankyou very much for taking the time to read this letter.

Sincerely, Tracy Hallmann

Anti- smoking ad

“Weapons Charge.”
“Cigarettes.”


{picture of crime scene}


That’s what you should see in police reports. They kill people that don’t smoke. Actually smoking does more harm to them then it does to those who do smoke. Most drugs just kill the people that use them. Not the people that don’t. Smoking is banned in public places, not because it is a drug but because just like a weapons, it is dangerous to those around it.

Smoking Sites

“Anti-smoking section."

http://www.no-smoke.org/
They are trying to get a smoke free law passed in Colorado and provide you with a pre- written letter to the state legislation, encouraging them to vote in favor of non-smokers, where all you have to do is provide your information .
The site has a lot of information about smoking including facts and tips about it and is a national organization. It tells people how to try to protect themselves against secondhand smoke and a lot of other items. The website has a broad span of content regarding smoking.

http://www.tobaccofreeutah.org/ets.html
This site is specifically about secondhand smoke and has many articles about the health problems associated with second hand smoke. Also though in the sidebar it shows tips how to quit and also has activities for youth and more. One project they show is “Bridge the Gap,” a program involving community representatives that is targeted at different populations of people in the effort to decrease tobacco use and therefore secondhand smoke.

“Pro-smoking section”


http://www.poconolibertarians.org/smokers.html
This site shows ten myths about smoking one of which is that people smoke because of advertising. It disputes the fact. It also has many other common arguments against tobacco listed and disputed. It’s exactly what one would expect a pro- smoking site to be.

http://www.smokersclubinc.com/
This site is actually pretty funny. One part says “why do we die?” and the answer is given “we are human, we all die.” It also has a picture of an army guy on the front smoking and gives his name and say “God Bless Him.”