#1: Tobacco causes serious diseases.
-1 in 3 of current college-aged students who are regular smokers will eventually die from a tobacco-related disease.
#2: College is a time when smoking increases.
-About half of college freshmen who smoke cigarettes continue into their senior year, often becoming daily smokers.
#3: Smoking is more dangerous than students think.
-Nondaily college smokers who do not consider themselves to be smokers overestimate their ability to quit, and underestimate both their risk for becoming a regular smoker and the health effects.
-In a study of college student smokers, more than half of students who smoked (56.3%) denied being smokers despite current smoking behavior.
#4: Everyone should have the right to breathe clean air.
#5: Smoke-free environments are crucial.
-Smoke-free living environments have been shown to lead to lower levels of smoking, less exposure to second-hand smoke, promote quitting and help quitters avoid relapse.
-Smoke-free living environments have been shown to lead to lower levels of smoking, less exposure to second-hand smoke, promote quitting and help quitters avoid relapse.
References
#1:
-Dr. Cheryl Perry, Regional Dean of the University Of Texas School of Public Health Austin Regional Campus
#2:
#2:
-Kenford, S. L., Wetter, D. W., Welsch, S. K., Smith, S. S., Fiore, M.C., & Baker, T. B. (2005). Progression of college-age cigarette samplers: What influences outcome? Addictive Behaviors, 30, 285–294.
#3:
#3:
-Levinson AH, Campo S, Gascoigne J, Jolly O, Zakharyan A, Tran ZV. Smoking, but not smokers: Identity among college students who smoke cigarettes. Nicotine & Tobacco Research2007;9:845-852
-Thompson B, Coronado G, Chen L, Thompson LA, Halperin A, Jaffe R, et al. Prevalence and characteristics of smokers at 30 Pacific Northwest colleges and universities. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2007;9:429-438
#4:
-Thompson B, Coronado G, Chen L, Thompson LA, Halperin A, Jaffe R, et al. Prevalence and characteristics of smokers at 30 Pacific Northwest colleges and universities. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2007;9:429-438
#4:
-Thompson B, Coronado GD, Chen L, et al. Preferred smoking policies at 30 Pacific Northwest colleges. Public Health Rep 2006;121:586-93
#5:
-Berman BA, Wong GC, Bastani R, et al. Household smoking behavior and ETS exposure among children with asthma in low-income, minority households. Addict Behav2003;28:111-28.
-Norman GJ, Ribisl KM, Howard-Piney B, et al. The relationship between home smoking bans and exposure to state tobacco control efforts and smoking behaviors. Am J Health Promot2000;15:81-8
-Farkas AJ, Pierce JP, Zhu JP, et al. Addiction versus stages of change models in predicting smoking cessation. Addiction 1996;91:1271-80. discussion 1281–92
-Gilpin EA, White MM, Farkas AJ, et al. Home smoking restrictions: which smokers have them and how they are associated with smoking behavior. Nicotine Tob Res 1999;1:153-62.
-Pizacani BA, Martin DP, Stark MJ, et al. A prospective study of household smoking bans and subsequent cessation related behaviour: the role of stage of change. Tob Control2004;13:23-8
-Norman GJ, Ribisl KM, Howard-Piney B, et al. The relationship between home smoking bans and exposure to state tobacco control efforts and smoking behaviors. Am J Health Promot2000;15:81-8
-Farkas AJ, Pierce JP, Zhu JP, et al. Addiction versus stages of change models in predicting smoking cessation. Addiction 1996;91:1271-80. discussion 1281–92
-Gilpin EA, White MM, Farkas AJ, et al. Home smoking restrictions: which smokers have them and how they are associated with smoking behavior. Nicotine Tob Res 1999;1:153-62.
-Pizacani BA, Martin DP, Stark MJ, et al. A prospective study of household smoking bans and subsequent cessation related behaviour: the role of stage of change. Tob Control2004;13:23-8
