GASP--Georgians Against Smoking Pollution

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...yearning to breathe free.
 
GASP is working on clearing secondhand smoke from public places and workplaces.

Our Mission

GASP has three main goals: protect nonsmokers by eliminating secondhand smoke, help children decide not to smoke, and shift the financial burden that nonsmokers bare (picking up the bills that smokers don't pay) to the tobacco industry and users.

Becoming a Member

Send financial support to:
Charles Mingle
Treasurer of GASP
1279 To-Lani Court
Stone Mountain, GA 30083-5369

Dues and contributions are tax deductible.

Parents and children at birthday party

Questions or comments? Get in touch with us at:

nonsmoke4ga@earthlink.net

Mailing Address:

For other purposes, please mail to:

D. Gordon Draves, President
GASP--Georgians Against Smoking Pollution
2528 Lester Street
East Point, GA 30344-3011

Phone: 404 766-3456

Senate Bill 507 GA Smokefree Air Act of 2004 passed the Senate on March 4, to see it go to: http://www.legis.state.ga.us/ Type in SB 507, it will open the summary, and in "versions" click on "passed by the Senate". SB-507’s 16-12-180 gives good reasons to ban smoking. The vote was 45-7 with 1 not voting and 3 excused, now onto the House Governmental Affairs Committee.

House Bill 1138 would require smokers to roll down window if child was in a restraining seat, it passed House on March 4:
http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2003_04/versions/hb1138_LC_31_0523_a_2.htm

Vote on HB-1138, passed House 120-39, 18 not voting and 3 excused, onto the Senate Transportation Committee
http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2003_04/votes/hv0835.htm

Here is the URL to tobacco costs to Georgia on the Campaign for TobaccoFree Kids website:

http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/reports/settlements/TobaccoToll.php3?StateID=GA

Here is an excellent list of several toxins in tobacco smoke showing effects on us and industrial uses: http://www.smoke-free.ca/Health/Healtheffectssmoke.htm

Effects of secondhand smoke:

http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/research_data/environmental/factsheet_ets.htm