Numbers
What percentage of adults smoke cigarettes within Wasco, Sherman and Gilliam County.
20% smoke cigarettes which is higher than the state average.
Vaping is just as addicting as "regular"cigarettes.
FACT!
How long does it take nicotine to reach the brain?
10 seconds
Can e-cigarette companies market to youth?
While companies claim and say they do not market to kids, e-cigs come in thousands of different flavors such as vanilla,cherry, cookies and cream etc. They also have a large following on social media which are done in a way to be appealing to youth. YouTube also has so many minors posting reviews, they are getting free marketing.
All vape products contain the same chemicals. True or False.
False. There is limited federal oversight over e-cigarettes and other vaping devices making it difficult to assess the dangers of any specific product. Across products, there is considerable variation in the nature and concentration of the ingredients, including nicotine and other known toxins
What percentage of lung cancer is due to smoking?
90%
E-cigarettes can help you quit smoking.
Myth. Many companies advertise this. They have been shown to be addictive and habit forming though.
Smoking can cause what eye problem?
Cateracts
True or False: If you try smoking as a teen, you will be less likely to smoke as an adult?
False. Nicotine is a very addictive substance. 90% of adult smokers began smoking before age 18. Of all of the smokers 80%of them say they actually want to quit. Studies have shown that if you experiment as a child/teen you are more likely to get into the habit and get addicted.
E- cigarettes do not harm your lungs. True or False?
False. E-cigarettes increased breathing difficulty in both smokers and non-smokers, according to Medical News Today.
How many million is estimated to be spent in Oregon on marketing tobacco products each year?
$115.7 Million
E-cigarettes and cartridges are heavily regulated?
Myth. The FDA is still working on getting these products all to comply with labeling issues and research is still being conducted on these products.
What kind of health issues related to the mouth can smokeless tobacco (including e-cigarettes) cause?
Long-term smokeless tobacco users may be up to 50x more likely to have cheek, gum, esophageal cancers than non-users.
The rates of teens using tobacco has gone down? True or False.
False. The rate of conventional cigarette use has declined, only to see rates of other products such as vaping rapidly increase.
You should be carded if you try to buy a vape product, flavor, cartridges etc. True or False?
True. You must be 21 years or older to purchase tobacco/nicotine products including vapes, cigarettes, cigars chew etc.
What percentage of teen tobacco users are vaping?
74% of the teen users are using vaping products.
There's no secondhand emissions from e-cigarettes.
Myth. E-cigarettes expose other to secondhand emissions. Some of the emissions can contain carcinogens and little is known about these emissions or other potential harms.
If you smoke as a child/teen, which body parts are going to have trouble developing and growing properly?
Smoking doesn't take as many lives as illegal drugs, alcohol, or car crashes. True or False?
Smoking kills more people than alcohol, AIDS, car crashes, illegal drugs, murders, and suicides combined. Thousands more die from other tobacco-related causes — such as fires caused by smoking (more than 1,000 deaths/year nationwide) and smokeless tobacco use.
Which one of these is not addictive? A. Heroin, B. Cocaine C. Nicotine D. Alcohol E. None of the above
E. None of the above. These are ALL addictive products. Nicotine is just as addictive.
In one year, how many tobacco related deaths were there within Wasco County ?
76 tobacco related deaths
E-cigarettes don't have nicotine.
Myth. Almost all e-cigarettes contain nicotine and even many that claim they do NOT have any nicotine it has been found that many of them still do.
Can e-cigarettes have long term health problems?
Yes. Although this is not fully researched, chemicals and nicotine are dangerous and harmful. Many of the new vaping products have only been out a short period of time leaving us unknown of long-term effects.
How many people within the last year have had an illness caused by tobacco?
Which is healthier ? E-cigarettes or "regular" Cigarettes?
Neither. E- Cigarettes are just as dangerous. There are still chemicals and cancer-causing addictive in e-cigarettes.