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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
Contact
Monique DawsonSouth Carolina Tobacco-Free Collaborative
www.smokefreesc.org