E-CIGARETTE USE HAS SKYROCKETED

Youth E-Cigarette Use Tripled In One Year

The 2014 National Youth Tobacco Survey released today shows that his-

toric declines in youth cigarette smoking continue, but youth use of elec-

tronic cigarettes tripled from 2013 to 2014 and, for the first time, exceeds

use of regular cigarettes.

Among high school students, current ciga-

rette smoking (use on at least 1 day in the

past 30 days) fell from 12.7 percent in 2013

to 9.2 percent in 2014, reaching another rec-

ord low. However, current e-cigarette use

jumped from 4.5 percent in 2013 to 13.4 per-

cent in 2014 (it was just 1.5 percent in 2011).

Also troubling, there was no decline in over-

all tobacco use from 2011 to 2014, with 24.6 percent of high school stu-

dents reporting current use of at least one tobacco product in 2014.

Adapted from: Myers, Matthew L. "Government Survey Shows Youth E-Cigarette Use Tripled in One Year and Exceeds Use of Regular Cigarettes – FDA Must Act Now to Protect Kids." Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. N.p., 16 Apr. 2015. Web. 24 Apr. 2015.

How do we prevent kids from starting and help anyone

quit?

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has created Best Practices for Com-

prehensive Tobacco Control Programs—2014. This is an evidence-based

guide to help states plan and establish effective tobacco control programs

to prevent and reduce tobacco use. In order to reverse the trend of youth

using e-cigarettes, it is best to follow CDC’s evidence-based interventions.

These interventions include:

Increasing the price of tobacco products

Enacting comprehensive smoke-free policies

Funding hard hitting mass media campaigns

Making cessation services fully accessible to tobacco users

Anyone interested in quitting can

contact the WI Quit Line at 1-800-784-8669.

FIVE COUNTIES FOR TOBACCO-FREE LIVING

Q UA R T E R LY N E W S L E T T E R – M AY 2 0 1 5

Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, Washington & Waushara Counties

Smokeless Tobacco As cigarette smoking rates decrease, the tobacco industry is

putting more of its efforts into other tobacco products (OTP).

Other tobacco products are harmful and addictive, marketed

aggressively and priced inexpensively. While smoking rates

are down, the rate of high school students using smokeless

tobacco products is up. Today, nearly 10% of high school

students are using smokeless tobacco, compared to around

6% in 2012.

SNUS

Comes in small teabag-like pouch-

es that contain tobacco and other

flavorings. Snus is placed between

the upper gum and lip.

SNUFF

Dry nasal snuff is a fine tobacco

powder that is sniffed into the

nostrils. Oral (moist) snuff is a fine-

ly cut, processed tobacco, which

the user places between the cheek

and gum that releases nicotine

which, in turn, is absorbed by the

membranes of the mouth.

Cigars 42% of kids who smoke cigars or cigarettes report using men-

thol, candy, and fruit flavored tobacco products.

BLUNTS

Blunts: Short flavored cigars, often

refilled with marijuana.

Blunt Wraps: Leaf tobacco in the

form of a hard, hollow tube.

Picture (right): Banana Split and

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

Blunts

Hookah The rate of hookah use among high school students roughly

doubled, rising from 5.2% in 2013 to 9.4% in 2014.

HOOKAH/WATERPIPE

Hookahs are water pipes that are

used to smoke specially made to-

bacco that comes in different fla-

vors.

Sandy Bernier, BSW, CSW Tobacco Prevention and Control Program Coordinator

Fond du Lac County Health Department 160 S. Macy St. Fond du Lac, WI

Phone: 920-906-5537 sandy.bernier@fdlco.wi.gov

FACT: Wisconsin teens Spreading the Truth About Tobacco

FACT in Action For Kick Butts Day March 2015

FACT Members Spelled a Message Using Cups in a Fence

FACT youth placed tombstones at 3 middle schools in Fond du Lac to remind peers about the dangers of tobacco.

Tobacco Tombstones

FACT

Interested in learning more about Other Tobacco Products, E-Cigarettes, or WI WINS?

If so, to schedule a presentation on any or all of these topics for your organization or group, contact:

Sandy Bernier

(920) 906-5537 sandy.bernier@fdlco.wi.gov

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NO REGULATION OR OVERSIGHT

Retailers do not need a license to sell e-cigarettes and/or flavored nicotine juices

There is no federal oversight that would assure e-cigarettes are being produced and stored in sanitary conditions

There are no restrictions preventing the advertisement of e-cigarettes on social media, TV, radio and in magazines

There is no requirement mandating liquid nicotine bottles have child proof caps

In Wisconsin, there is only one mandate regarding e-cigarettes. Because e-cigarettes contain nicotine, they fall under State Statute 134.66 which makes it ille-gal for retailers to sell e-cigarettes with nicotine to anyone under 18 years old. It is also illegal for anyone under the age of 18 to purchase or possess e-cigarettes with nicotine.

Nicotine Can Harm Developing Brains, Experts Say

Careful consideration of the potential adverse health effects from nicotine itself is often absent from public health debates. Human and animal data support that nicotine exposure during peri-ods of development vulnerability (fetal through adolescent stages) has multiple adverse health consequences, including impaired fetal brain and lung development, and altered development of cerebral cortex and hippocampus in adolescents. Adapted from: England, Lucinda J., MD, Rebecca E. Bennell, ScD, Terry F. Pechacek, PhD, Van T. Tong, MPH, and Tim A. MacA-fee, MD. "Nicotine and the Developing Human: A Ne-glected Element in the Electronic Cigarette Debate." American Journal of Preventative Medicine. Elsevier, 16 Mar. 2015. Web. 7 May 2015.

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