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Youth Smoking Cessation And Why It Matters
Facts About Smoking
Health hazards:◦Most people killed by tobacco are not mainly heavy smokers , but mostly teenagers
◦Most smokers die prematurely from their smoking, on average 14 years earlier than non-smokers
◦Smoking kills one in two of those who continue to smoke past age 35◦There is evidence that smoking can cause about 40 different diseases
Exposure of children to second-hand smoke:◦can cause middle ear effusion◦increases the risk of croup, pneumonia and bronchiolitis ◦increases the frequency and severity of asthma episodes◦is a risk factor for induction of asthma in asymptomatic children.
(Douglas, 2013;Salama, 2011)
Smoking Kills
Car crashes
Homicide
Fires
Suicide
Graphics And Figures
Percent of all public middle and high school
youth (<age 18) merged who report use of any
tobacco product, 2010:17.4%
By Cigarettes, 2010: 7.6%
By Cigars, 2010: 9.95
By Smokeless tobacco, 2010: 2.8%
(Prince George’s county health department,2012)
90% of Marylanders who start using tobacco for the first time are youth under 18 years old
occurrence of tobacco use is considerably higher among high school youth than middle school youth (23.8% and 7.9%)
Progression of smoking by any tobacco product (minority youth), 2010: 17.2%
(Prince George’s county health department, 2012)
College Students & Smoking
Charts / Graphs
Environmental Impact
Cigarette Litter - Poison
◦ Cigarette butts contains carcinogenic (cancer-causing) chemicals
(Douglas, 2013;Salama, 2011)
Economic Benefits smoke less school Policies
• Reduced student health care costs• Reduced absenteeism• Increased students productivity• Reduced fire damage
⚫(Douglas, 2013;Salama, 2011)
Economic Impact
Healthy People 2020’s Tobacco Prevention Objectives:
• Reduce tobacco use by adults and adolescents
• Reduce the initiation of tobacco use by adolescents, and young adults
• Reduce the proportion of non-smokers exposed to secondhand smoke
◾(Douglas, 2013;Salama, 2011)
Government Leadership
Government Leadership (cont.)e.g. The Tobacco-Free school Initiative
(TFCCI):
Vision:Widespread expansion of tobacco-free policies to institutions of higher learning across the U.S.
Goals:1. Foster a collaborative, cooperative effort
among academic institutions and partners in the public health community
2. Expand awareness in academia and among the public of the need for and benefits of such policies
3. Facilitate information flow and access to technical assistance
(Douglas, 2013;Salama, 2011)
Communications and social media:
E-mail blasts, mobile digital media, Facebook, widgets, Myspace, television, radio, print and tobacco product samples.
(Douglas, 2013;Salama, 2011)
Planning & Implementation
ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS
The following elements must added to get the best out of the realization of any campaign to reduce smoking Cessation:
◦School-Based Programs◦Enforcement◦Monitoring and Evaluation◦Related Policy Efforts
(Douglas, 2013;Salama, 2011)
Examples of Smokeless Tobacco
(Douglas, 2013;Salama, 2011)
GUIDING PRINCIPLES Fund:
◦ Unless properly financed, tobacco prevention will have little effect against the marketing efforts of the tobacco industry (over $8 billion each year).
◦ CDC has issued funding guidelines for state tobacco control programs, which can serve as a basis for planning.
Promoting Smoking Cessation - Go smoke Free !⚫THE FIVE A’S:
⚫ ASK :identify and document smoking status⚫ ASSESS : assess a person’s willingness to quit⚫ ADVISE : offer cessation advice on regular basis, over a period of time ⚫ ASSIST : offer treatment and assistance t such as replacement
therapy⚫ ARRANGE: arrange follow up for smokers
Conclusion: Quote : “If young people don’t start using tobacco by age 26, they almost
certainly will never start.” - Surgeon General Regina Benjamin(Douglas, 2013;Salama, 2011).
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Douglas, C.E.(2013). Going Tobacco-Free on Campus and Why it Matters.
Retrieved from http://www.sa.sc.edu/shs/files/2013/10/TFCCI-slides-SCsummit-
2013-10-17.pdf.
Prince George’s county health department (2012).Child and Adolescent Quick Stats December:
Prince George’s County, Maryland. Retrieved from
http://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/sites/Health/Resources/PlanningHea lthStats/Statistics/
Documents/Quick+Stats_Child+and+Adolescent_4-13.pdf
Salama, R.(2011). Smoking Cessation Program.Retrieved from
http://www.pitt.edu/~super7/32011-33001/32521.ppt.
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CDC(2012). Smoking & Tobacco Use: State Highlights – Maryland. Retrieved from
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/state_data/state_highlights/2012/states/ maryland/
index.htm
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