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Tobacco
True or False: E-cigarettes is the only form of flavored tobacco products?
False. Cigars, cigarillos, cigarettes and smokeless tobacco come in many different flavors.
True or False: E-cigarettes have been proven to help smokers quit.
False - E-cigarettes are not approved by the FDA as a smoking cessation tool, and there is no conclusive scientific evidence that e-cigarettes are safe or effective for quitting smoking.
True or False: Nicotine from dip stays in your blood longer?
True. Higher levels of nicotine are found in smokeless tobacco; are readily absorbed through the mouth and stays in your saliva for up to 24 hours - so you take the chew or dip out, but the remanents remain in your mouth and with the higher levels of nicotine + lasting up to 24 hours it remains in your system longer.
True or false: Secondhand smoke has no health risks or side effects to you and others around you?
False. Secondhand smoke can cause immediate health effects such as inflammatory and respiratory complications and last for up to 3 hours. It is still unknown what the effects are from aerosol clouds.
In infants: sudden infant death, ear infection, respiratory infections, asthma attacks
In non-smoker adults: the above + heart disease, stroke, lung cancer.
True or False: Does Quitline provide tobacco cessation products?
DAILY DOUBLE: How old do you have to be to utilize the quitline?
True. The beneficiary will receive a 2-week supply, must be 18 years of age. Call 1-800-Quit-Now to see if you qualify.
Any age - younger than 18 years needs parental consent.
True or False: Menthol cigarettes are harsher on the throat than non-flavored cigarettes?
False. They are not harsher on the throat.
One JUUL pod delivers as much nicotine as
41 cigarettes - 2 packs
Each brand/product holds their own chemicals/nicotine.
A Zourin pod contains 90 cigarettes worth of nicotine.
How many cancer causing chemicals are in a smokeless tobacco?
Up to 30.
How many chemicals are found in a combustible cigarette?
Over 600 chemicals.
True or False: Nicotine alters the brain.
True. Nicotine is a fast-acting drug that alters the brain causing long-term effects on attention span, learning, and memory.
What is the only flavor allowed in regular (combustible) cigarettes?
Menthol.
Currently, at the White House level are rules to eliminate menthol flavor cigarettes and flavored cigars. This has been delayed 4x's now.
70% of youth e-cigarette users say they use e-cigarettes because why?
They come in flavors they like.
How many chemicals are found in smokeless tobacco?
4,000
How many chemicals are created once a cigarette is lit?
7,000 chemicals
What are some tools that you can put into place today to help you become a better, healthier you?
Delay your smoke/chew times or when a craving surges by 15-30 minutes;
Smoke only 1/2 the cigarette
Find support/quit with a friend
Put tobacco products out of sight
What's your why?
Set a quit date
How many different flavors of e-cigarettes are there?
At least 10,000 unique flavors
As of Aug. 2023 - FDA has set regulation processes that e-cigarette companies have to abide by before putting their product on the market.
Out of all the different vape products on the market, only 23 passed those regulations, none of which contain flavors.
What is the name(s) of health risks that have derived from e-cigarette use.
E-VALIE - electronic cigarette or vaping product use - associated lung injury is a toxic inhalation injury of the lungs.
Popcorn Lungs - A known health risk from ENDS stemming from the chemical diacetyl
Nic-sick - nicotine poisoning due to high concentrated levels in e-cigarettes, back to back smoking packs of cigarettes or repeated use of smokeless tobacco/oral nicotine.
Nicotine from 2 cans of smokeless tobacco in a week is the equivalent of how many packs of cigarettes in a day?
4 packs of cigarettes. 30 minutes of smokeless tobacco can give you the same amount of nicotine as 3 cigs.
How many cancer causing chemicals are found in combustible cigarettes?
Up to 70 different chemicals
What are Big Tobacco tactics in targeting certain populations, age groups, and keeping users coming back for more?
False claims that e-cigarettes are a healthy alternative to smoking i.e. allowing people to vape inside vape shops.
Media/advertisements/ Paying influencers to use their product and posting on Social Media.
Selling or giving away products/incentives - Got Vape?
special price promotions
Appealing designs and flavors
What percentage of kids started smoking with flavored tobacco products?
81%
Propylene glycol, a common ingredient in e-cigarettes, is also found in what products…
Paint Solvent, Artificial smoke from fog machines, Foods, vehicle fluids and Cosmetics.
FDA approved to ingest NOT inhale - causes inflammation of the lungs.
What is called the white patches that form in the mouth from smokeless tobacco?
What is Leukoplakia
What is a common health risk that stems from smoking combustible cigarettes?
COPD – emphysema and chronic bronchitis are 2 common conditions that makeup COPD.
What are some names of events that revolve around tobacco prevention, and cessation?
Great American Spit out (3rd Thur in Feb)
Great American Smoke out (3rd Thur in Nov)
Take Down Tobacco Nat'l Day of Action (April 1)
No Menthol Sunday (May 21)
World No Tobacco Day (May 31)
Tobacco Free Hall County Coalition - 4th Tuesday 12:00 - 1:30pm