Smoking kills more people in Indiana than alcohol, AIDS, car crashes, illegal drugs, murders and suicides combined.

That is according to WhiteLies.tv, an anti-smoking group that says more than 10,000 Hoosiers die from smoking each year.

It is a topic that never seems to end.

Tuesday night, two cities in LaPorte County voiced their concerns about smoking.

Stephanie Kypuros says, "I like the fact you can smoke in a designated area, and people who don't smoke can have their area too."

Kypuros says that is why she would rather spend her money in LaPorte County, and not in her second home in Chicago, where smoking is off-limits in bars and restaurants.

Paul Marciniak believes a restaurant like Enzo, in the city of LaPorte, has the perfect setup to please all.

If it were smoke-free, he says, "We definitely wouldn't be sitting here this long. We wouldn't have another beer. We'd eat and leave."

That's exactly what managers like Teri Stockstill don't want to have happen.

Stockstill says, "We try to have a good ventilation system to absorb it and keep it from coming in to the dining room. I have been around smoke since I've been 18, as a bartender, and I have a great clean bill of health."

That's not the case for all non-smokers. Jennifer Guillermain was one of several speakers voicing concerns at a city council meeting in Michigan City on Tuesday. She supports casinos being included in smoke-free workplaces legislation.

Guillermain worked in Atlantic City casinos and has several abnormal growths in her lungs.

"The question is, 'why should I and other casino workers choose between our lives and our livelihood?' It's extremely important that smoke-free air acts cover all people and protect all workers," she explains.

The Indiana Public Health Association also spoke out Tuesday. They told the LaPorte County Health Department that 'talk is talk,' and that action should be taken.

Health Department Administrator Paul Trost says the county is making progress.

"Some schools and universities have declared no smoking on the campuses, and so have the two hospitals in LaPorte and Michigan City, so you see a lot of work within our community," he explains.

Trost says these are all just discussions -- no major moves as far as bans in LaPorte County.