November 15, 2012
Did you know?
· 1200 Americans
die from tobacco related causes each day; for each every death, two youth or
young adults become “replacement’ smokers.*
· Almost 90
percent of regular smokers start before the age of 18; 99 percent start before
age 26.*
· Use of multiple
tobacco products is becoming more common among young people.*
· The tobacco
industry spends over $1 million per hour to market tobacco; college students
represent the youngest legal target.*
Tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the US, yet more than 45 million Americans still smoke cigarettes. However, more than half of these smokers have attempted to quit for at least one day in the past year.
Tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the US, yet more than 45 million Americans still smoke cigarettes. However, more than half of these smokers have attempted to quit for at least one day in the past year.
Join others on November 15 to quit for the day, and perhaps for the rest of your life. Contact Health Services if you would like some help, 210-999-8111.
*Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services. Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults: A Report of the
Surgeon General. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health 2012.
