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Tobacco-Free Campus Panel

Healthy Campus Summit

October 23, 2014

University of South Carolina

Agenda

• Trends in tobacco-free colleges & youth tobacco use

• Panel discussion with Questions & Answers

• Resources

US Tobacco-Free/Smoke-Free Colleges

2010 446

2014 1,447*

*975 are TF and 291 prohibit e-cigs

Source: ANR, www.no-smoke.org/goingsmokefree.php?id=447

SC Tobacco-Free/Smoke-Free Colleges

2010 446

2014 25

• Currently covers 45% of SC college students• 22 are TF and 5 prohibit e-cigs

Source: SCTFC

Youth Smoking at a Record Low!

“ ..dropped to 15.7% in 2013, the lowest level since

(the survey began in) 1991.”

Source: TFK, www.tobaccofreekids.org/press_releases/post/2014_06_12_cdc

Why are youth rates down?

Price

Tobacco-Free/Smoke-Free environments

Source: TFK, www.tobaccofreekids.org/press_releases/post/2014_06_12_cdc

Smoking Then:

Smoking Now:

Threats to Youth Tobacco Use Reduction

• Flavored tobacco

• E-cigarettes

Flavored Tobacco

“While different cigars target a

variety of markets, all flavored tobacco products tend to appeal primarily to younger consumers.”

-Tobacco Retailer, April 2008

www.tobaccofreekids.org/content/what_we_do/industry_watch/cigar_report/2013CigarReport_Quotes.pdf

Flavored Tobacco

Source: TFK, www.tobaccofreekids.org/what_we_do/industry_watch/cigar_report/

Flavored Tobacco

Source: TFK, www.tobaccofreekids.org/what_we_do/industry_watch/cigar_report/

E-cigarettes

Different names (vape pens, e-hookah, personal vaporizers, etc.), same function

Basic components1. Power source (battery)2. E-Liquid (typically with nicotine)3. Atomizer

E-cigarettes Then

E-cigarettes Now

Lure of E-cigarettes

“Kids may be particularly vulnerable to trying e-cigarettes due to an abundance of fun flavors such as cherry, vanilla, pina-colada and berry.”-tobacco company website

www.realparentsrealanswers.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-e-cigarettes-infographic/

E-cigarette Trends

• Use rates are up significantly

• Heavily marketed, often to youth, with candy and fruit flavoring

• Marketing currently not regulated

Youth E-cigarette Use

“The number of U.S. youth who used electronic cigarettes, but have never smoked a regular cigarette, has more than tripled in the past three years, from 79,000 in 2011 to over 263,000 in 2013. And these youth are nearly twice as likely to intend to smoke regular cigarettes as those who have never used e-cigarettes…”

Source: TFK, www.tobaccofreekids.org/press_releases/post/2014_08_25_cdc

E-cigarette Dangers

Source: www.nytimes.com/2014/03/24/business/selling-a-poison-by-the-barrel-liquid-nicotine-for-e-cigarettes.html

“These ‘e-liquids,’ the key ingredients in e-cigarettes, are powerful neurotoxins. Tiny amounts, whether ingested or absorbed through the skin, can cause vomiting and seizures and even be lethal. A teaspoon of even highly diluted e-liquid can kill a small child.”

Trend Recap

• Progress has been made with smoking rates and tobacco-free environments

• Threats remain: cheap, flavored tobacco e-cigarettes environments that allow tobacco use

Distinguished Panelists

• Dr. Susan Johnson, PhD; Director of Health Promotion, MUSC

• Kerri McGuire, MEd, LPC, NCC; Director of Counseling & Support Services, York Technical College

• Kimberly Shannon, RN, MPH; Director of Wellness Center, Lander University

Panel Discussion

Keys to Sustainable TF Campus Policy:

• Support from leadership

• Buy-in from students and staff

• Policy enforcement and compliance

Tobacco-Free Colleges & Universities

Monique Dawson, BSNmonique@smokefreesc.org

Resources

National TF Campus Initiative www.TFCCI.org

Resources

Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights www.no-smoke.org

202-454-5555 communitycollege@legacyforhealth.org

Resources

Legacy www.legacyforhealth.org

Contact

Monique DawsonSouth Carolina Tobacco-Free Collaborative

843-812-0874monique@smokefreesc.org

www.smokefreesc.org