Shelley Mann-Lev & Janie Corinne 24/7 Technical Assistance Team Creating truly tobacco-free schools

New Pictures of Youth and Tobacco

2011 Youth Risk & Resiliency Survey 3 Poly-Tobacco Use is the Norm for our Youth 30% of NM high school youth used at least one form of tobacco Two-thirds of tobacco use was poly-tobacco use (2+ products) 60% used hookah, alone or in combination with other tobacco products Single product use is less prevalent – 12.6% of youth tobacco users smoke only cigarettes, 5.5% use only spit tobacco, and 1.8% use only cigars of youth tobacco users are using hookah, either alone or in combination with other tobacco products Single product use is less prevalent – 12.6% of youth tobacco users smoke only

Significant downward trends observed for cigarette and cigar use Spit, chew, and snuff tobacco use remains statistically stable Hookah use remains high Use of emerging products, such as e-cigarettes, is currently unknown Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey (YRRS) *2013 YRRS data is preliminary 4 ? E-Cigarettes Trends in Tobacco Product Use – NM High School Youth,

E-Cigarette Use by Youth Doubled E-cigarette use doubled (3.3% to 6.8%) among MS and HS students during Current e-cig use increased from 1.1% to 2.1%. a High school students reporting ever having used an e-cig increased during from 4.7% to 10.0%. Current use increased from 1.5% to 2.8%. Among current e-cig users, 76.3% reported current conventional cigarette smoking a 5 a

New Mexico Data Cross-sectional study of yr old smokers in ABQ area found that use of e-cigs increased from 28% to 44% during , while use of other tobacco products decreased. d E-cigarette data collection for NM youth and adults planned for d Unpublished TUPAC Program evaluation results

Emerging T obacco Products Electronic cigarettes Hookah – water pipes Cigars, including little cigars that look like cigarettes Smokeless tobacco, like chew/dip, dissolvables and snus (pouches) Flavored tobacco products

What are you hearing and seeing? Discuss with a partner, 2 minutes each

E-hookah or e-cigarette?

Basic Anatomy of an Electronic Cigarette

Hookahs

Cigars and Little Cigars

Smokeless Tobacco

Flavored Tobacco Products

Exercise – Explaining Risks to Students Pair up with another person Each of you select and read a fact sheet or short article Explain the main points to your partner, as if you were talking to a student

No Tobacco Use at School Plan for Students  Get into groups of 3  Assign roles:  Health educator - counselor- nurse/health professional - teacher  Student  Observer  Read through the plan  The health educator will guide the student through the plan, filling it in and making agreements about how the student will remain tobacco-free at school  Observer will then comment, make suggestions

Free Technical Assistance and Resources for NM Schools Janie Corinne, MPH Coordinator 24/7 Technical Assistance Team Creating truly tobacco-free schools