New Mexico Tobacco-Free Schools Project

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1 New Mexico Tobacco-Free Schools Project

2 Tobacco-Free Schools Matter 0More than a third of all kids who ever try smoking a cigarette become regular, daily smokers before leaving high school. 1 0More than 6.3 million children under age 18 alive today will eventually die from smoking-related disease, unless current rates are reversed. 2 0 CDC, "Selected Cigarette Smoking Initiation and Quitting Behaviors Among High School Students United States, 1997," MMWR 47(10): , May 22, 1998, in Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, Tobacco Use Among Youth Fact Sheet. January 3, CDC, State Highlights See, also, U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO), "CDC's April 2002 Report on Smoking: Estimates of Selected Health Consequences of Cigarette Smoking Were Reasonable," letter to U.S. Rep. Richard Burr, July 16, 2003, in Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, Tobacco Use Among Youth Fact Sheet. January 3, 2012.

3 Facts from U.S. Surgeon General Tobacco use by youth and young adults causes both immediate and long-term damage.the younger youth are when they start using tobacco, the more likely they ll be addicted. 0 Early cardiovascular damage is seen in most young smokers; those most sensitive die very young. 0 Smoking reduces lung function and retards lung growth. Teens who smoke are not only short of breath today, they may end up as adults with lungs that will never grow to full capacity. Such damage is permanent and increases the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. 0 Youth are sensitive to nicotine and can feel dependent earlier than adults. Because of nicotine addiction, about three out of four teen smokers end up smoking into adulthood, even if they intend to quit after a few years. 0

4 Our High School Students Tobacco Use* 019.9% - Smoked cigarettes 09.5% - Used chewing tobacco, snuff, or dip 030.1% - Used any tobacco: smoked cigarettes; smoked cigars, cigarillos or little cigars; or used chewing tobacco, snuff, or dip 06.5% - Smoked on school property, the 3 rd highest rate in the U.S. *On at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey, 2011 YRRS Survey

5 Correlation between student tobacco use and other risky behaviors Prevalence of Assorted Risk Behaviors and Characteristics by Cigarette Smoking Behavior, NM, Grades 9-12, 2011 Gets mostly A's Fought on school property** Current smoker, smoked on school property Current smoker, not on school property NonSmoker Skipped (ditched) school* Binge drinker Current marijuana user * At least once in the past 4 weeks Percent (%) with behavior or characteristic Read: - Of Non-smokers, 36.8% get mostly A's Source: 2011 NM Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey - Of Current smokers who didn't smoke on school property, 19.0% get mostly A's NM Department of Health and Public Education Department - Of Current smokers who smoked on school property, 12.2% got mostly A's

6 What is your experience when interacting with students who use tobacco? 0 Students who violate the school tobacco policy 0 Students who come to you for other concerns 0 Students who want to quit

7 The 6 Cs The NM Tobacco-Free Schools Project can help your school accomplish the 6 Cs: 0Commitment to a truly tobacco-free environment 0Comprehensive tobacco-free policy 0Communication 0Compliance and enforcement 0Cessation and support 0Cultural competence

8 Commitment 0Commit to a truly tobacco-free environment 0Schools should not be a place where students learn to smoke or chew

9 What is the level of commitment at your school to be truly tobacco-free? 0What are the barriers to fully supporting the school s tobacco-free policy? 0What would be motivating and helpful for principals and other administrators and the staff?

10 Comprehensive Tobacco-free Policy PED requires all NM school districts to have policies prohibiting tobacco use at schools, on school grounds and for students at school events

11 Communication How does your school communicate its policy to: 0Students 0Staff 0Parents 0Public/visitors

12 Communication Methods to Consider 0 Visual Signs 0 Auditory Announcements 0 Written - Letters and calls to parents 0 Contractual - Language as part of school contracts

13 Compliance and enforcement matters Lack of consistent enforcement: 0 Signals to students that staff doesn t care about them 0 Weakens respect for all school policies 0 Creates an unhealthy and unsafe environment

14 Progressive Discipline 0Specific consequences and actions for 1 st, 2 nd and 3 rd violations 0Reserve out of school suspension for 3 rd violation 0Cannot force anyone to stop using tobacco, but can require that students not use tobacco during the school day 0Our toolkit contains a No Tobacco Use at School Plan

15 Cessation and Education 0Education session after 1 st violation help students decide if they want to quit, know there is quit assistance available 0Examine other options for remaining tobacco-free during school hours if not ready/willing to quit

16 Support for quitting 0 Students now have access to free multimedia quit programs including: 800 QUIT NOW and QuitNowNM.com teen.smokefree.gov

17 Cultural Competence 0 Culture is broader than language and ethnicity 0 Tobacco is sacred in many Native cultures 0 Tobacco use highest in NM among: Low SES (low education, low income, unemployed & uninsured) High school youth and young adults American Indian youth Youth with poor academic performance Lesbian, gay, bisexual People with a disability requiring assistance

18 New Mexico Tobacco-Free Schools Project For more information or assistance contact:

19 Funded by Tobacco Use Prevention and Control (TUPAC) Program NM Department of Health