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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, More Americans die every year from |
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| tobacco-related diseases than from AIDS, alcohol, car |
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| accidents, fires, illegal drugs, murders, and suicides |
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| combined; and
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| WHEREAS, The annual health care costs in Illinois directly |
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| related to smoking is approximately $3.2 billion; and
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| WHEREAS, Of the $3.2 billion, Medicaid pays for |
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| approximately $1.22 billion; and
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| WHEREAS, The number of children who are currently under the |
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| age of 18 who will die prematurely due to smoking is estimated |
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| to be 297,000; and
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| WHEREAS, Secondhand smoke is the third leading cause of |
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| preventable death in the United States; and
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| WHEREAS, Individuals exposed to secondhand smoke in the |
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| workplace are 34% more likely to develop lung cancer; and
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| WHEREAS, A non-smoker in a smoky restaurant can consume the |
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| equivalent of 4 cigarettes in 2 hours; and
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| WHEREAS, An estimated 65,000 people die each year in the |
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| United States from exposure to secondhand smoke, nearly 1,570 |
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| people in Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, Comprehensive Cancer Planning efforts, in |
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| collaboration with the Illinois Department of Public Health, |
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| have identified promoting tobacco prevention initiatives as a |
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| key priority area to reduce cancer incidence and mortality in |
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| Illinois; therefore, be it
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