Leading the Charge to a Healthier Chatham. Chatham County Public Health Department L. Layton Long, Health Director z Tobacco Products: Cigarettes and Beyond
Leading the Charge to a Healthier Chatham. Chatham County Public Health Department L. Layton Long, Health Director Today We Will Cover… What is tobacco? What is nicotine? Different types of tobacco products New tobacco products Electronic cigarettes
Leading the Charge to a Healthier Chatham. Chatham County Public Health Department L. Layton Long, Health Director Cigarettes Cigars, cigarillos, pipes, bidis, cloves Dip, snuff, chew Hookahs Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) What is Tobacco?
Leading the Charge to a Healthier Chatham. Chatham County Public Health Department L. Layton Long, Health Director Tobacco Products
Leading the Charge to a Healthier Chatham. Chatham County Public Health Department L. Layton Long, Health Director What is in a cigarette?
Leading the Charge to a Healthier Chatham. Chatham County Public Health Department L. Layton Long, Health Director The addictive substance found in all tobacco products Causes mood-altering effects in your brain Leads to dependence and addiction Tobacco Use: Nicotine
Leading the Charge to a Healthier Chatham. Chatham County Public Health Department L. Layton Long, Health Director Tobacco Use: Prevalence 17% of Chatham high school students use tobacco products Decrease in cigarette use among youth Large increase in electronic cigarettes and hookah among youth
Leading the Charge to a Healthier Chatham. Chatham County Public Health Department L. Layton Long, Health Director Leading the Charge to a Healthier Chatham. Chatham County Public Health Department L. Layton Long, Health Director New Tobacco Products
Leading the Charge to a Healthier Chatham. Chatham County Public Health Department L. Layton Long, Health Director Electronic Cigarettes Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) Includes: e-cigarettes, e-hookahs, hookah pens, vape pens, e-cigars Battery-powered devices that deliver nicotine to users “Vape” or “vaping” is used to define the act of using a ENDS product
Leading the Charge to a Healthier Chatham. Chatham County Public Health Department L. Layton Long, Health Director First introduced in China in 2004 Made available in the U.S. in 2007 First by internet, then mail kiosks and then retail outlets Now available at convenience stores and gas stations as well What are e-cigarettes?
Leading the Charge to a Healthier Chatham. Chatham County Public Health Department L. Layton Long, Health Director What are e-cigarettes? Image Sources: WFBH; hookah-shisha.com Rechargeable – Replacement Cartridges Rechargeable – Refillable Tank System Disposables
Leading the Charge to a Healthier Chatham. Chatham County Public Health Department L. Layton Long, Health Director Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS)
Leading the Charge to a Healthier Chatham. Chatham County Public Health Department L. Layton Long, Health Director Legacy Foundation How e-cigarettes work
Leading the Charge to a Healthier Chatham. Chatham County Public Health Department L. Layton Long, Health Director Electronic Cigarettes “Many teens who start with e-cigarettes may be condemned to struggling with a lifelong addiction to nicotine and conventional cigarettes.” CDC Director Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H
Leading the Charge to a Healthier Chatham. Chatham County Public Health Department L. Layton Long, Health Director Emerging Tobacco Products Dissolvable Orbs Strips Sticks Ariva Snus Sweet Flavored Tobacco Products
Leading the Charge to a Healthier Chatham. Chatham County Public Health Department L. Layton Long, Health Director z Debrief
Leading the Charge to a Healthier Chatham. Chatham County Public Health Department L. Layton Long, Health Director References Williams, M. (2013, Oct. 3). Electronic cigarette liquids and vapors: Is it harmless water vapor? In Philip S. Gardiner (Chair), Electronic Cigarettes: The vapor this time. Conducted by the Tobacco Related Disease Research Program at the University of California Riverside in San Francisco, California. Retrieved from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2013). Notes from the field: Electronic cigarette use among middle and high school students — United States, 2011–2012. MMWR, 62(35); CDC (2014). “Notes from the Field: Calls to Poison Centers for Exposures to Electronic Cigarettes — United States, September 2010–February 2014.” MMWR, 63(13): Americans for Nonsmokers Rights: Electronic Cigarettes - American Academy of Pediatrics Handout on E-Cigarettes American Legacy Foundation: Tobacco Fact Sheet - JUNE2013.pdf JUNE2013.pdf American Lung Association The Emergence of New Smokeless Tobacco Products- reports/new-smokeless-tobacco-products.pdf