Tobacco Cessation Program
Ready to Quit?
- Majority rules: 4 out of 5 SBCC students choose not to use tobacco
- Kick some ash: 70% of college students who smoke want to quit
- Save big time: Calculate how much you spend on cigarettes a year. Most smokers spend enough $$$ on cigarettes to pay for an exotic vacation or downpayment on a new car
- Lunch anyone? 2 days after quitting, your ability to smell & taste improves
- Keep friends around: 2nd hand smoke contains 4,000 chemicals, 200 poisons and 43 carcinogens, which are responsible for 3,000 lung cancer deaths per year in nonsmoking Americans
Free Support on Campus - How it Works
- Make an appointment to assess individual needs with a counselor
- Receive detailed info about the process of quitting- why it can be challenging but possible
- Decide on which Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT), if any, is needed. Receive it for FREE
- Pay $20.00 donation- you get it back after you complete the 8 week program
- Attend a weekly 10-20 minute "check in" for support & motivation
Green Tobacco?
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Every year, 16% of trees worldwide are cut down and used for cigarette production; only 300 cigarettes are produced from 1 tree. (that's 1.5 carton per tree !)
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Cigarette butts are the #1 form of litter on the SBCC campus and beaches worldwide.
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Cigarette butts contain 200 poisons and take at least 12 years to degrade- if they aren't swallowed by birds or fish first.
Stressed Out?
Click here for simple de-stressing techniques
Resources & Links
http://www.becomeanex.org/
http://www.tobaccofreeu.org/calculator/index.asp
http://www.thetruth.com/aboutUs.cfm
