Full Text of SR0092 94th General Assembly
SR0092 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, More Americans die every year from | 3 |
| tobacco-related diseases than from AIDS, alcohol, car | 4 |
| accidents, fires, illegal drugs, murders, and suicides | 5 |
| combined; and
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| WHEREAS, The annual health care costs in Illinois directly | 7 |
| related to smoking is approximately $3.2 billion; and | 8 |
| WHEREAS, Of the $3.2 billion, Medicaid pays for | 9 |
| approximately $1.22 billion; and
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| WHEREAS, The number of children who are currently under the | 11 |
| age of 18 who will die prematurely due to smoking is estimated | 12 |
| to be 297,000; and | 13 |
| WHEREAS, Secondhand smoke is the third leading cause of | 14 |
| preventable death in the United States; and | 15 |
| WHEREAS, Individuals exposed to secondhand smoke in the | 16 |
| workplace are 34% more likely to develop lung cancer; and | 17 |
| WHEREAS, A non-smoker in a smoky restaurant can consume the | 18 |
| equivalent of 4 cigarettes in 2 hours; and | 19 |
| WHEREAS, An estimated 65,000 people die each year in the | 20 |
| United States from exposure to secondhand smoke, nearly 1,570 | 21 |
| people in Illinois; and | 22 |
| WHEREAS, Comprehensive Cancer Planning efforts, in | 23 |
| collaboration with the Illinois Department of Public Health, | 24 |
| have identified promoting tobacco prevention initiatives as a | 25 |
| key priority area to reduce cancer incidence and mortality in | 26 |
| Illinois; therefore, be it |
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 2 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we will promote the | 3 |
| health of all Illinois residents by working to reduce the toll | 4 |
| of tobacco on Illinoisans, and we urge the Honorable Governor | 5 |
| Rod Blagojevich to do the same; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 |
| delivered to the Governor of the State of Illinois.
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