1. Campus Tobacco Use & Prevalence Team Tobacco

2. Why this study? We wanted to asses the prevalence and perception of tobacco use among Rowan students

3. What were we trying to discover? Tobacco use among students Perception of tobacco users Personal experiences with tobacco use

4. Who did we survey? Rowan students Ages varying from 18 and older

5. Age

6. Gender

7. Ethnicity

8. Perception of Tobacco Smoking vs Smokeless Which is more harmful?

9. Users & Non-Users

10. Chew/Snus Only 5 male respondents reported using smokeless tobacco Reasons for preference: Less harmful on lungs (athletes) Convenience (Indoor use)

11. Smokers 11 of the people surveyed were users 3 attempted to quit 5 previous smokers/quitters

12. Reported Side Effects Shortness of breath - 13 Increased HR - 4 Yellowing of Teeth - 6 Bad Breath – 5 Yellow fingernails – 1 Reduced Appetite – 5 Chronic Cough - 5

13. Perception of Smokers

14. Would You Date a Smoker?

15. Conclusions/Compariso ns 16% of surveyed used tobacco The CDC reported that in 2010 19.3% of adults in the U.S use tobacco 5% of surveyed used smokeless tobacco The National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported that 5.4% of college students ages 18-25 use smokeless tobacco

16. Conclusions/Compariso ns Campus averages were very close to national averages Smoking is viewed negatively across the board Side effects were very commonly reported from most users