Sorry to hear about your father in law. I lost one of my parents to smoking. I really don't get smoking. It has no redeeming qualities. Zero. On the other hand, it kills people, and when it's not doing that, it causes a myriad of other health problems. It's packaging tells people that it WILL harm them, but even that warning isn't enough. It hurts other people thru second hand smoke. It stinks. And it's probably the only product in the world which comes with a built in littering factor. It's probably the most littered product ever created. Many smokers seem to think that the world is their ashtray. And according to the smokers I know, it doesn't do much for them but to satisfy the craving that it creates. No buzz....nothing. That all being said, why do people smoke?
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "oakdorf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > While I've been watching my father-in-law, age 67, in his final hours as he > dies from > small cell lung cancer it gives you the chance to ask questions... > > like this: > > New Jersey currently allocates $11.0 million a year for tobacco prevention. > This is 24.4% of > the CDC's minimum recommendation and ranks New Jersey 36th among the states > in the > funding of tobacco prevention programs. New Jersey's spending on tobacco > prevention > amounts to 1.0% of the $1.0 billion in tobacco-generated revenue the state > collects each > year in tobacco settlement payments and tobacco taxes. > > I'm thinking about tapping into this fund and I'll set-up a non-profit. I'll > base it in AP. > > Do the schools in AP (I'm asking around, not just ap) have any programs do > address > smoking ? > > My thoughts are someone should tap into this fund for such things as > scholarships etc.. > > Then you read how NJ really f-cked up their settlement: > > http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/reports/settlements/state.php?StateID=NJ > > They sold the settlement to cover - a budget shortfall. I haven't finished > reading about NJ's > settlement, but I'll get to it. > > PS - the boardwalk and the beach should be "smoke free" > > Go ahead and shoot me. Three new "bars" where smoking is not permitted inside > -- don't > need it on the BW. > > Like going into the casinos. The sign is posted (at least the Bogata) NO > SMOKING. Then > one table is smokling, one not. one is one not. You could almost choke on > it. A joke. > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
