tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397141130780617925.comments2023-06-09T09:38:26.473-06:00SmokeFree WisconsinSmokeFree Wisconsinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16314217837382592060noreply@blogger.comBlogger288125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397141130780617925.post-37428966432856060332011-08-01T18:35:52.893-06:002011-08-01T18:35:52.893-06:00thank you for all you do! Your work is greatly ap...thank you for all you do! Your work is greatly appreciated!annie babyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17840642844635470621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397141130780617925.post-72659556143399752902010-12-09T04:53:57.788-06:002010-12-09T04:53:57.788-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Neil Jhonsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01864108797436495312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397141130780617925.post-84133923375979711012010-07-27T06:22:31.520-06:002010-07-27T06:22:31.520-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397141130780617925.post-7888770755889028162010-07-13T00:31:43.939-06:002010-07-13T00:31:43.939-06:00Here in Chicago, the ban has faded into forgotten ...Here in Chicago, the ban has faded into forgotten history in many small neighborhood bars. No one cares.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397141130780617925.post-89192293693358208352010-07-02T20:57:10.145-06:002010-07-02T20:57:10.145-06:00Thanks for your hard work SFW crew!Thanks for your hard work SFW crew!Liz S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17476687752130966861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397141130780617925.post-8747025897622601052010-05-25T08:52:43.091-06:002010-05-25T08:52:43.091-06:00Our priorities include proving for smoke-free envi...Our priorities include proving for smoke-free environments, increasing the price of tobacco, and ensuring there is a strong, comprehensive tobacco prevention and control program. <br /><br />To serve those priorities we partner to collect data, data which indicates that smokeless use is already on the rise in WI. We use data which shows that the burden of tobacco is NOT reduced by the use smokeless products. <br /><br />We are not exposing smokers to any risks. We pass policies, we don't do treatment. <br /><br />Smokeless is not less harmful. Period.Erichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08049319807533280224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397141130780617925.post-41433558477687665892010-05-18T16:59:02.746-06:002010-05-18T16:59:02.746-06:00What you're doing is telling smokers to contin...What you're doing is telling smokers to continue smoking cigarettes even though there are less harmful products available. I don't know about you, but I consider that doing serious harm.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16405207960722957838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397141130780617925.post-3122758669072189352010-05-18T15:50:46.850-06:002010-05-18T15:50:46.850-06:00No offense, Erich, but baloney.
If that were the ...No offense, Erich, but baloney.<br /><br />If that were the case, public health wouldn't advise people to use low-fat and sugar-free foods - they'd be telling them not to eat it at all. People would be told not to drive at all, because seatbelts would only "do less harm" and aren't 100% safe.<br /><br />Reduced harm/risk has been around for years in foods and other public health and safety, why not tobacco?<br /><br />To tell people to just keep smoking, because smokeless tobacco isn't 100% safe make no sense. I know you want people to quit altogether, but that isn't what is happening with over 20% of the U.S. population who still smoke. By making smokers believe that smokeless alternatives are no safer than smoking, they will just keep smoking, while they could have been breaking their habit of smoking and reducing their health risks.<br /><br />I'm not talking about encouraging non-smokers to use smokeless tobacco - that'd be irresponsible. <br /><br />I'm talking about COMMITTED SMOKERS, who are already pumping 4,000 toxic chemicals and 60 carcinogens into their bodies and can't or won't quit. If they won't quit smoking, can you really argue that it isn't the duty of public health officials to alert them to the fact that smokeless products lack up to 98% of those chemicals and carcinogens found in tobacco smoke? (And we know it's the SMOKE, otherwise indoor bans would include smokeless tobacco. Or is this "TobaccoFree Wisconsin" now?)<br /><br />How is that any different from telling someone to use low-fat products, which aren't as good as abstaining altogether, but at least LESS detrimental to their health?<br /><br />Not informing smokers that many smokeless tobacco products are up to 98% safer than smoking is like telling a morbidly obese person that they may as well eat Ben and Jerry's, because low-fat yogurt still has "some fat."Kristin Noll-Marshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15805939875041788133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397141130780617925.post-1417552822172886202010-05-18T13:33:37.099-06:002010-05-18T13:33:37.099-06:00"... public health has a duty and responsibil..."... public health has a duty and responsibility to "do no harm.""<br /><br />It's not going to happen in the real world. IRL, the best option is to welcome the least harmful substitute available. We don't live in an ideal world, so it is folly to aim for such.I Reject FPTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14422992552297162582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397141130780617925.post-3335851668072775572010-05-18T07:56:45.435-06:002010-05-18T07:56:45.435-06:00The studies of which you refer are in reference to...The studies of which you refer are in reference to Swedish Snus, a product which is entirely unlike American made Snus. Moreover public health has a duty and responsibility to "do no harm." The ethics which guide the profession do not promote "doing less harm." <br />Thanks for your comment.Erichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08049319807533280224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397141130780617925.post-59522727919326106502010-05-17T17:21:34.944-06:002010-05-17T17:21:34.944-06:00"The implication here is that you can dance t..."The implication here is that you can dance the night away with Snus in your mouth and never have to go out for a cigarette...."<br /><br />And WHY that is a bad thing? If they are using snus (which is scientifically shown to be up to 98% less dangerous than smoking tobacco) instead of smoking, wouldn't that be better for the smoker's health? Especially if they would already be smoking?<br /><br />I understand you want everyone to avoid tobacco products completely, but that isn't going to happen. If offered the choice between deadly tobacco smoke and the far safer smokeless tobacco products, why lie to them and tell them smokeless products are just as bad? All you are doing is discouraging the use of a far deadlier product, because people will think they may as well keep smoking.<br /><br />Granted, we don't want kids to start using tobacco products, but by misrepresenting the comparative safety of smokeless alternatives, you are exposing actual smokers to far greater risks.Kristin Noll-Marshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15805939875041788133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397141130780617925.post-76799822834040115362010-04-01T11:10:54.504-06:002010-04-01T11:10:54.504-06:00Try here for ADA compliant signs:
CLICK HERE TO ...Try here for ADA compliant signs: <br /><br /><a href="http://www.foodservicedirect.com/product.cfm/p/65610/ADA-Compliant-Sign---No-Smoking.htm" rel="nofollow">CLICK HERE TO SEE THE SIGNS</a>Erichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08049319807533280224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397141130780617925.post-46879071103365799762010-03-26T11:18:34.766-06:002010-03-26T11:18:34.766-06:00Where can I get audible "no smoking" sig...Where can I get audible "no smoking" signs for the benefit of my several blind neighbors who pass my business?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397141130780617925.post-51837122017447502322010-02-18T14:23:57.690-06:002010-02-18T14:23:57.690-06:00I agree, but there are many Casino Cardrooms here ...I agree, but there are many Casino Cardrooms here in Sacramento California and throughout the state that have smoke free environments...<br />Casino Royale Sacramento, is one of the best card-rooms in Cali, and its completely smoke free! Which is great! you could always check them out online at the website playcasinoroyale.com <br /><br />Great post, I have now added the site to my RSS feed...Administratorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09488303218662371559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397141130780617925.post-28419321774777551542010-02-08T14:50:18.541-06:002010-02-08T14:50:18.541-06:00Our blog has a strict policy around comments and t...Our blog has a strict policy around comments and the moderation of comments is at the discretion of the staff. This is not censorship. We are not operating a public forum.Erichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08049319807533280224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397141130780617925.post-6950287752383632162010-02-08T14:48:13.968-06:002010-02-08T14:48:13.968-06:00John,
At SFW we are most concerned about the safe...John, <br />At SFW we are most concerned about the safety of E-cigarettes as has been referenced many times on this blog. Quitting smoking cigarettes to begin using e- cigarettes is not something we can support. These products have not been proven to be "better" or "healthier." The safety of these products are unknown, they vary widely in quality. Those who are struggling with nicotine addiction are still addicted to nicotine if they are using e-cigarettes- just as you have indicated. Our goals are to prevent the initiation of smoking, especially among our young people. We also want to expose the lies that Big Tobacco has been putting out there for far too long.Erichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08049319807533280224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397141130780617925.post-68050449026523364382010-02-07T13:24:44.873-06:002010-02-07T13:24:44.873-06:00Comment moderation is necessary for those who refu...Comment moderation is necessary for those who refuse to entertain intelligent discussion on issues that have more than one solution. For an organization that holds itself up as a champion for something they believe is paramount to the health and safety of our society, using it amounts to censorship. Not allowing the voices and views of the rest of the public to be viewed is weak, and it is clearly an act of desperation. I have lost all respect for you and your organization.<br />I say this because I believe that any positive commentary made on the subject of electronic cigarettes will never see the light of day on this blog. This leads me to the conclusion that you would rather spread lies, than educate anyone on a viable alternative smoking tobacco cigarettes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397141130780617925.post-86546976627737782232010-02-07T12:47:41.853-06:002010-02-07T12:47:41.853-06:00Erich. You’re anti e-cig propaganda continues to...Erich. You’re anti e-cig propaganda continues to amaze me. You apparently know a tiny bit about electronic cigarettes, and your judgment is obviously clouded. I no longer use tobacco, because I have switched to a personal vaporizer. It’s clear that you’ve still not taken any time to seek out the opinions and experiences of anyone who uses an electronic cigarette. I am an adult Erich. I am 44 years old. I have plenty of money, and you obviously do not understand that I will go back to smoking tobacco cigarettes if the government takes away my e-cigs, or the nicotine fluid I use. Is that truly what you want? Why do you want me to smoke cigarettes?<br />I have easily connected with hundreds of people who have replaced tobacco cigarettes with vaporizers, and there are thousands and thousands more. If you have done any research, you know that the products work, that many of the people using them have stopped using tobacco completely, and that this has been going on for around three years in the U.S. with no record of any medical harm.<br />I would like you to say it out loud, to my face Erich. I would like you to look me in the eye and say, “John, we’re going to get these electronic cigarettes banned, so that you can go back to Camel Lights.”<br />Please open your mind to those of us who are trying to make America, and Wisconsin, smoke free, by making ourselves smoke free. I have been smoke free for more than two months, and I can’t understand why you’re against this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397141130780617925.post-48539486222672613992010-02-05T06:32:32.245-06:002010-02-05T06:32:32.245-06:00All the ways you mentioned is easy for me, except ...All the ways you mentioned is easy for me, except the only one--exposure to secondhand smoke.<br /><br />It's really hard to avoid that, because most of my friends and relatives always smoking.バックリンクhttp://xn--pcka2d7buh4b.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397141130780617925.post-17724056416527144412010-02-03T16:43:11.994-06:002010-02-03T16:43:11.994-06:00Excellent post and writing style. Bookmarked.Excellent post and writing style. Bookmarked.how to olliehttp://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Ollie-Going-Through-the-Motions&id=3442459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397141130780617925.post-9041565349625787652010-02-02T14:35:00.375-06:002010-02-02T14:35:00.375-06:00Dane County passed a strong ordinance that went in...Dane County passed a strong ordinance that went into effect in August 2009. They have been considering an amendment to exempt tobacco bars. This exemption failed at the original debate, but revived due to a particular business owner. The exemption passed in its reconsideration. Big disappointment.Erichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08049319807533280224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397141130780617925.post-40758538923787794652010-02-01T00:14:24.496-06:002010-02-01T00:14:24.496-06:00Secondhand smoke, really a headache problem.
It i...Secondhand smoke, really a headache problem.<br /><br />It is much more seriously in China, much more shame.SEO 成果報酬http://tuu.jp/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397141130780617925.post-17032296465526137252010-01-27T06:15:51.328-06:002010-01-27T06:15:51.328-06:00Ok, let's go.Ok, let's go.アダルトSEOhttp://f-links.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397141130780617925.post-35737484597070681362010-01-23T14:24:36.420-06:002010-01-23T14:24:36.420-06:00Your post assumes all your readers know what you a...Your post assumes all your readers know what you are referring to...but those of us farther out from Dane County may not have heard the story. Can you enlighten us? Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397141130780617925.post-8421172969620010572010-01-18T05:47:28.501-06:002010-01-18T05:47:28.501-06:00I can't understand why peoples like the tobacc...I can't understand why peoples like the tobacco even if they know the price is very expensive and it is harmful to health.アダルトSEOhttp://f-links.com/noreply@blogger.com