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IN SR0086
Resolution
AI Summary
- Urges the Legislative Council to create an interim study committee to examine tobacco harm reduction policies in Indiana
- Requests the committee consider strategies encouraging smokers to switch from cigarettes to less risky tobacco products such as smokeless tobacco
- Notes that 21.2% of adult Indiana residents currently smoke cigarettes and the decline in smoking rates has slowed in recent years
- Acknowledges that major public health organizations recognize a continuum of risk among tobacco products, with smokeless tobacco presenting substantially lower risks than cigarettes
- Emphasizes that while complete tobacco abstinence is the most effective approach, the committee should evaluate harm reduction as a strategy for reducing smoking-related death, disease, and healthcare costs in Indiana
Legislative Description
tabacco issues
Last Action
First reading: adopted voice vote
3/6/2012
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