HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0013.209 2002-2004
l~ectirnonti in support of 1Sill 2(,11 1)rafl 6
i am writing this t~~siiniony w support tilt iiiii to ban smoking in pu'niic pjaces .,n
the 13ig Island.
1 base been a residc;m 01 this island for thirteen co.u's, and a health Dare ~eorkcr [or
the past ZO years. I have Keen saddened to see the ncsatice health c fleets of srnokim~, in
ihls C(iiiiiiii:iut,: „n .%O.h 'd..... ..u.. un.o., .%.ipa4l"':. iv u~~ , w..~n.um~...n~~.n....
}Zespiraturc illnesses are one of dIC moll prevalent health issues on this island. A~1~c base
our owro natural pollution cog. w c amnot afford to further pollute ourselves and our
loved ones with additions! toxins Gko tobacco snulke.
smoke. I enjoy going out in she ening, buj 1 would nowr consider going to a bar or a
restam:mt whore smoking was alto+ticd, as I do no( want to be exposed to the smoke or ~o
lease slnetlina lil.c an ashh~av. I Itnow that ] am not alone in this sentiment, and that
mane non-smokers would fFcquar I~~cal bars and re1staurants if they were smoke-fire
CFlabhRh!'Tledll5. j I]~J nr4l!~nCnf d?n' hats woUjd IOS!' 4~n~5(Iie.~'S C!?r!1{in~t he fl,lll~ldr {OItin (}1C
truth. ~~~hal about all the business they would gain Isom the non-smoking population"
Othee counties ihn~ have ~~oue ,rnc~ke-tree have shown that them is no euxunnic
dOwilSld~.
\s a clinician in P,~cn~nrn~s tlcalth, i encourage every smoking j>ationt to gait. I do
not know one wile wouici not quit ii~ flay ~o~ere abiu to. 'i'i7o iaa is, tobac.o is one of fire
most addictive dings we know of, a7id kills more people cvelro bear than all the other
ch~ues pal together. yy~e should all be doing every[}ung possible to rodiice Mbaeco use and
encourage smokers to reduce their smoking. Ry limiting where and when smokers are
able to smnkc. w~c nee dennrmali~ing smoking and enaniraging, smokers ~o reduw there
iiii:inC ii, unu~i ~~i. iii i:• j)i. iiCiiti in iii FmOhe r5 still ii Gil <i71iJnUTS iii iiie ii (irn plat:.
jl IS e~ear Lhal IhC Ill:ljOill~' Qj jhe plAbhC SUpporLS Ih(s bllj that prOIeCLS woikCrh
from second-hand smoke :11 I, workers must be proh:ctod_ :md b~ banning smoking in
the work place. we can clrsure workers safer and healthier work environment. I support
bill 260 and wicum~az~e th. axmci] u; vote Gx drab of the bill.
lahaki.
Lauren .Uderdice tiuc~c Prnatiiioner
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