Keeping kids from starting to use tobacco products takes the work of partners from throughout our community, a comprehensive state-funded tobacco prevention program, and implementation of research-based best practices in reducing tobacco use such as price increases.
That’s what the message was at Tobacco Free Lancaster County’s Report to the Community Event in December.
This year, in Nebraska, 2,200 adults will die from their own smoking, presenters shared. Without strengthened efforts, 36,000 kids now under 18 and alive in Nebraska will ultimately die prematurely from smoking.
That premature death from tobacco use doesn’t have to happen, according to presenters. Funding of comprehensive tobacco use prevention and cessation programs works to reduce tobacco use, as do significant price increases in tobacco products.
Volunteers and representatives of non-profits, substance abuse prevention, youth-serving organizations, law enforcement and our community’s health department met to share information about tobacco’s burden locally, and what’s being done to reduce that burden on the people of the community.
The highlights of the 2009-2010 report shared include:
That’s what the message was at Tobacco Free Lancaster County’s Report to the Community Event in December.
This year, in Nebraska, 2,200 adults will die from their own smoking, presenters shared. Without strengthened efforts, 36,000 kids now under 18 and alive in Nebraska will ultimately die prematurely from smoking.
That premature death from tobacco use doesn’t have to happen, according to presenters. Funding of comprehensive tobacco use prevention and cessation programs works to reduce tobacco use, as do significant price increases in tobacco products.
Volunteers and representatives of non-profits, substance abuse prevention, youth-serving organizations, law enforcement and our community’s health department met to share information about tobacco’s burden locally, and what’s being done to reduce that burden on the people of the community.
The highlights of the 2009-2010 report shared include:
- In the City of Lincoln, 405 attempts by minors to purchase tobacco resulted in 32 illegal sales or 92.1 percent compliance by tobacco retailers.
- 29 of 62 motels in Lancaster County are completely smoke free.
- 413 people called the Nebraska Tobacco Quitline for the first time.
- Tobacco Free Lancaster County launched a new website.
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