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Jackson County Tobacco
Prevention and Control Program
Envisioning a Smoke Free Florida
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Goal One:
Reduce Second Hand Smoke
Goal Two: Reduce Adult Tobacco Use
Goal Three: Reduce Youth Tobacco Use
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Second Hand Smoke |
Passive smoking is still smoking….
-If you’re in the same room as a smoker and don’t light up, you’re still
smoking.
-You are inhaling both the smoke blown in the air and the smoke that
comes off the end of a burning cigarette.
-The smoke that comes off the burning end is actually more toxic than
what the smoker inhales. Breathing it can be hazardous to your health.
- The tobacco toxins inhaled can cause Lung Cancer, Heart Disease,
emphysema and many other diseases.
-Second hand smoke contains 4,000 chemicals including 43 known
cancer-causing substances.
Chemicals include:
Carbon Monoxide, a gas in side stream smoke, interferes with the blood’s
ability to carry oxygen to the heart. It is also the leading cause of
death in the United States, killing over 10,000 persons a year
Cyanide- Gas Chamber Poisoning
Arsenic- Rat Poisoning
Cadmium- used to recharge batteries
Acetone-is used to remove nail polish
Butane- lighter fluid
Nicotine- insecticide
Formaldehyde- Embalming fluid
Heart and Blood Damage:
Platelets, the blood factor that forms clots, clump together more often
in the presence of
second hand smoke. These clumps block the arteries. The artery blockage
can deprive the heart and the brain of blood. When blood flow to these
vital organs is interrupted, a heart attack or stroke may occur.
“It’s not fair that one person’s habit,
smoking, takes years off the life of an innocent bystander."
Second Hand Smoke and Children:
Children are innocent victims, unable to choose whether or not to be in
a smoke-filled environment.
Secondhand smoke can not only make children sick, it can kill them.
Sudden infant death syndrome, crib death, is the major cause of death in
the United States in infants between the ages of 1 month and 1 year.
Tobacco use during pregnancy is responsible for an estimated 20 to 30
percent of low-birth weight children.
Research released in 1994 found that children of mothers who daily
smoked a half-pack of cigarettes or more during pregnancy had lower IQ
scores than children whose mothers had not smoked.
Smoking in pregnancy is also associated with stunted growth. Middle ear
problems, coughing, wheezing and asthma are reported with greater
frequency in the homes of smokers.
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Smoking Cessation |
-Toll-free telephone-based tobacco use
cessation quitline for adults and youth
-5 pro-active counseling sessions (8 for pregnant women)
-Self- help materials
- Pharmacotherapy assistance
-Counseling and material in English, Spanish, and translation service
for all other languages and TDD services for the hearing impaired
-Priority audiences include parents who smoke who have children under
18, Youth, and county health department clients and employees.
-Any person living in Florida who is ready to make a quit attempt can
use the quitline.
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"Take Control of your Health, Make the
first move to quit smoking for LIFE;
Your Health is depending on it."
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The Benefits of S.W.A.T.
( Students Working Against Tobacco)
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The benefits of having a
SWAT club at your school are powerful and far-reaching:
Tobacco use will be
lowered.
Participating students will have the opportunity to develop leadership
skills not available through other organizations offered at a middle or
high school level.
SWAT is an excellent resume builder.
Students will have experience planning events and activities, working
with the media, developing their public speaking/presentation skills,
and interacting with SWAT members throughout the state.
Your school will be involved in an effective state-wide movement working
to eliminate tobacco use, the most important public health issue in the
world.
SWAT allows students to be an important part of something that is bigger
than just their school or county.
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 For More Information about the Tobacco Program
Contact: Fodina Henderson
Tobacco Prevention Specialist
(850) 526-2412 ex. 188
Or (850) 209-2024
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