TOBACCO 101

1. TOBACCO 101 Tobacco 101 Health Effects Tobacco Industry Second Hand Smoke Surgeon General Report Public Health Approach Clean Air Project UO Survey Results Why Go Smoke Free Resources

3. Its Going Global Second major cause of death in the world - about 5 million deaths each year 10 million deaths each year by 2020. Half the people that smoke today -650 million people- will eventually be killed by tobacco. World Health Organization

4. The Cigarette

5. The Human Impact

6. Old News � Smoking is BadIt causes: Lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer death Coronary heart disease, the leading cause of death in the U.S. Oral cancer Pharyngeal cancer Laryngeal cancer Esophageal cancer Bladder cancer Sudden cardiac death of all types in men and women Stroke, the third leading cause of death in the U.S. 90% of deaths attributed to COPD 20 to 30% of low birth weight babies Cigarette smoking causes 90% of lung cancer deaths in men and 80% in womenCigarette smoking causes 90% of lung cancer deaths in men and 80% in women

7. Old News � Secondhand Smoke is BadExposure causes: Lung cancer in non-smokers Pneumonia & Bronchitis Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Asthma Ear Infections

8. New Findings from the Surgeon General � 2004 & 2006 Smoking causes: Stomach Cancer Kidney Cancer Cervical Cancer Pancreatic Cancer Exposure to Secondhand Smoke causes: Premature death and disease Immediate adverse effects on the cardiovascular system

9. How many people does tobacco kill each year? Tobacco is still the leading cause of preventable death in the nation, state, an county � half of all smokers die from tobacco related illness Tobacco is still the leading cause of preventable death in the nation, state, an county � half of all smokers die from tobacco related illness

10. Benefits of Quitting�After your last cigarette�

11. After your last cigarette�

12. Impact of Tobacco Industry

13. Environmental Impact of Tobacco Industry Deforestation - Half a million acres of forest are lost to tobacco farming each year Pesticides - Poison ground water supplies, deplete soil fertility, and impact health of tobacco farmers Tobacco industry ranks 18th among all industries in the production of chemical waste 2.1 billion pounds of cigarette filters were discarded worldwide in 1998

14. What is Second Hand Smoke? Combination of side stream smoke (comes from burning tobacco), and mainstream smoke (comes from exhaled smoke). Also known as Environmental Tobacco Smoke. Contains over 4000 chemicals, some of which are carcinogens (cancer causing).

15. New Findings from the Surgeon General�s Report, 2006 There is no risk-free level of exposure to secondhand smoke The U.S. Surgeon General has concluded that breathing even a little secondhand smoke poses a risk to your health.

16. 6 Major Conclusions from the Surgeon General�s Report There is no risk-free level of exposure to secondhand smoke. Secondhand smoke exposure causes disease and premature death in children and adults who do not smoke. Exposure of adults to secondhand smoke has immediate adverse effects on the cardiovascular system and causes coronary heart disease and lung cancer. Children exposed to secondhand smoke are at an increased risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), acute respiratory infections, ear problems, and more severe asthma.

17. Continued� Eliminating smoking in indoor spaces fully protects nonsmokers from exposure to secondhand smoke. Separating smokers from nonsmokers, cleaning the air, and ventilating buildings cannot eliminate exposures of nonsmokers to secondhand smoke. Millions of Americans are still exposed to secondhand smoke in their homes and workplaces

18. What is being done to combat Secondhand Smoke? 23 states have gone smoke free in their workplaces, bars, restaurants. Some have even enacted stricter laws that prohibit smoking in parks, beaches and housing to avoid secondhand smoke exposure.

19. Public Health Approach The success of tobacco control has been based on a public health model that acknowledges that interventions have to take place on multiple levels in order to truly be effective � changing behaviors is really hard � especially when you are working against a habit that is addictive and an industry that has billions of dollars to spend So tobacco interventions can target the individual � but they also reach out to the people surrounding that individual Creating supportive living and working conditions is crucial to reducing tobacco use � and protecting the public from the hazards of secondhand smoke Finally the broadest interventions with the greatest impact are those that reach populations universally � policies like increasing tobacco taxes has been proven to reduce cigarette consumption across the country The success of tobacco control has been based on a public health model that acknowledges that interventions have to take place on multiple levels in order to truly be effective � changing behaviors is really hard � especially when you are working against a habit that is addictive and an industry that has billions of dollars to spend So tobacco interventions can target the individual � but they also reach out to the people surrounding that individual Creating supportive living and working conditions is crucial to reducing tobacco use � and protecting the public from the hazards of secondhand smoke Finally the broadest interventions with the greatest impact are those that reach populations universally � policies like increasing tobacco taxes has been proven to reduce cigarette consumption across the country

20. Clean Air Project Tobacco use and Second Hand Smoke

21. Mission To eliminate exposure to second hand smoke, through creating a smoke-free policy for the entire University of Oregon campus.

22. Clean Air Project Activities

23. 305 Campuses have gone Smoke Free Here are just a few! Arkansas (All Public Colleges and Universities , 33) University of California - San Francisco Gainesville College Gainesville State College Boise State University Indiana University, Bloomington Indiana University, East Campus Bismarck State College Jamestown College Minot State University University of North Dakota Miami University Oklahoma City University Indiana University/Purdue University, Indianapolis Purdue University North Central University of Indianapolis

24. Why Go Smoke Free? Second-hand tobacco smoke kills and causes serious illnesses. 100% smoke-free environments fully protect workers and the public from the serious harmful effects of tobacco smoke. The right to clean air, free from tobacco smoke, is a human right. Most people in the world are non-smokers and have a right not to be exposed to other people's smoke. Surveys show that smoking bans are widely supported by both smokers and non-smokers.

25. Why Go Smoke Free? Smoke-free environments are good for business, as families with children, most non-smokers and even smokers often prefer to go to smoke-free places. Smoke-free environments provide the many smokers who want to quit with a strong incentive to cut down or stop smoking altogether. Smoke-free environments help prevent people � especially the young � from starting to smoke. Smoke-free environments cost little and they work http://www.who.int/tobacco/communications/events/wntd/2007/smoke_free/en/index.html

26. Campus Concerns about Second- Hand Smoke: Asthma, or other sensitivities to smoke

27. Campus Concerns.. Litter; cigarette butts make up a majority of campus litter, and takes years to biodegrade. UO facilities estimated that it costs 8,000 to 10,000 per year or a minimum of 200 hours to clean up cigarette butts and an additional 800 a year to empty out the smoker's posts.

28. Campus Concerns� Fires; second to cooking fires, fires started by cigarettes are the most common on college campuses. (Picture) Authorities blamed the fire on a lit cigarette left on a couch outside this apartment.

29. Campus Concerns Clean Air; the U of O prides itself on being an environmentally conscious university, but how can it stand for the enormous amount of pollution that secondhand smoke creates?

30. Campus Concerns� Smoking creates a less productive workforce; smokers are absent 50% more than non-smokers. Also, those who smoke increase healthcare costs, due to their increased illnesses from smoking (ttac.college.org)

31. Benefits to a Smoke Free Campus Clean air, free of carcinogens, and asthma inducing particles. Healthier, more productive student body and faculty. Healthy future work force. Lower healthcare costs. Less litter on campus grounds. Less risk of fires in housing and outdoor areas around campus. Less likely for students to start smoking.

32. 2007 UO Student Survey Results 62% of students said they have never smoked. 81% of students either do not smoke or have not smoked in the last 30 days. 69% of students reported they were bothered by second hand smoke on UO campus. 86% agree or strongly agree that the right to breathe clean air should take precedence over the right to smoke. 22% of students reported using a tobacco substance. 18% of student smoke (even a little bit). 4.4% of students report being daily smokers.

33. Faculty/Staff Smokers (2007 survey results) 5% of campus staff/faculty reported being a smoker. Of the 5% only 1% reported being a daily smoker. 63% of respondents said they were somewhat or very concerned about second hand smoke. 90% somewhat or strongly agree that the right to breathe clean air should take precedence over the right to smoke.

34. 2007 Faculty /Staff Survey Results

35. Not so Extreme!! Changes that have been made over the last 20 years: - Smoke Free Flights/Planes in US - Smoke free indoor work places - Indoor smoke free Res Halls - Many countries have gone smoke free in work places, bars, restaurants including but not exclusive to: Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, Norway; England and France. - Beaches, parks and whole cities have gone smoke free in California. - Workplaces are going smoke free on all their grounds (indoor and outdoor) example: Sacred Heart Medical Center. In the last few years 23 states and commonwealth's have now gone totally smoke free in bars, restaurants and other workplaces.

36. How you can become involved Sign up on our Clean Air Project facebook page. Sign a pledge, giving your support to the Clean Air Project. Come to our meetings, give your ideas, and help us create an initiative for policy change regarding smoking on campus property at the U of O. Spread the word about the benefits of a smoke free campus.

37. For More Information� Clean Air Project facebook page. Clean Air Project website(CAP) http://healthed.uoregon.edu/ Contact Ramah Leith 346-0562 rleith@uoregon.edu Contact Paula Staight 346-2728 pstaight@uoregon.edu

38.  Smoking cessation packets. Pharmacy equipped with gum, patches and prescription medication. Advice and tips on quitting. Physicians for smoking evaluations and prescriptions. Counseling center for addiction therapy.