UC IS NOW TOBACCO FREE
UC is Going Tobacco Free May 1, 2017.
Tobacco is the leading preventable cause of premature death in the United States and kills more than 400,000 Americans every year. This is more than deaths caused from alcohol, AIDS, car crashes, illegal drugs, murders, and suicides combined!
What’s in tobacco?
Every puff of cigarette has more than 4,000 different chemicals including:
Ammonia – a poisonous gas and a powerful toilet cleaner
Cyanide – a deadly ingredient in rat poison
Acetone – a poisonous solvent, paint stripper, and nail polish remover
Formaldehyde – used to preserve dead bodies
Polonium-210 – a highly radioactive element
Carbon Monoxide – a poisonous gas
*More than 40 of the 4,000 chemicals found in tobacco are considered to be capable of causing cancer.
What are the effects of smoking cigarettes?
Short Term Effects
Bad Breath
Smelly Hair & Clothes
Decreased Sensation in Taste Buds
Difficulty with sports or exercise
Long Term Effects
Cancer
Known to cause lung, larynx, oral cavity, and esophagus cancers.
Contributes to kidney, pancreatic, stomach, cervical, uterine, and multiple forms of leukemia.
Heart Disease
Stroke
Bronchitis
Respiratory Disease
Wrinkles
Yellow or Brown Teeth
Everybody’s doing it?
UC students believed that only 8% of students had never smoked a cigarette, however in actuality 76% of UC students have never smoked a cigarette. This shows that the majority of students don't smoke, but we think more do. UC’s tobacco policy states that “the University is dedicated to providing a safe and healthful environment… [and therefore] smoking shall be prohibited inside buildings [and] prohibited within 25 feet of all university building entrances, exits and windows.”
Tobacco is the leading preventable cause of premature death in the United States and kills more than 400,000 Americans every year. This is more than deaths caused from alcohol, AIDS, car crashes, illegal drugs, murders, and suicides combined!
What’s in tobacco?
Every puff of cigarette has more than 4,000 different chemicals including:
Ammonia – a poisonous gas and a powerful toilet cleaner
Cyanide – a deadly ingredient in rat poison
Acetone – a poisonous solvent, paint stripper, and nail polish remover
Formaldehyde – used to preserve dead bodies
Polonium-210 – a highly radioactive element
Carbon Monoxide – a poisonous gas
*More than 40 of the 4,000 chemicals found in tobacco are considered to be capable of causing cancer.
What are the effects of smoking cigarettes?
Short Term Effects
Bad Breath
Smelly Hair & Clothes
Decreased Sensation in Taste Buds
Difficulty with sports or exercise
Long Term Effects
Cancer
Known to cause lung, larynx, oral cavity, and esophagus cancers.
Contributes to kidney, pancreatic, stomach, cervical, uterine, and multiple forms of leukemia.
Heart Disease
Stroke
Bronchitis
Respiratory Disease
Wrinkles
Yellow or Brown Teeth
Everybody’s doing it?
UC students believed that only 8% of students had never smoked a cigarette, however in actuality 76% of UC students have never smoked a cigarette. This shows that the majority of students don't smoke, but we think more do. UC’s tobacco policy states that “the University is dedicated to providing a safe and healthful environment… [and therefore] smoking shall be prohibited inside buildings [and] prohibited within 25 feet of all university building entrances, exits and windows.”
