Tobacco Control Program | Cattaraugus County Website

SUMMARY OF PROGRAM

What Are Tobacco & Nicotine Products?

The World Health organization defines Tobacco products as entirely or partly made of tobacco and are intended for human consumption. Nicotine products contain nicotine (from any source) or its derivatives, including nicotine salts, and are intended for human consumption. Tobacco & nicotine products are further sub-categorized based on method of consumption as per the figure below.

2 types of tobacco and nicotine products - Source: world health organization — Source: World Health Organization at https://www.who.int/docs/librariesprovider2/default-document-library/2-types-of-tobacco-and-nicotine-products.pdf?sfvrsn=88bee704_3 This work is available under the CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO licence.

Tobacco & Nicotine Products

Types of Tobacco and Nicotine Products
Method of Consumption	Tobacco Product	Nicotine Product
Combustible / Smoking	Cigarettes, Cigars, Cigarillos	Vapes, E-hookahs,?
Smokeless	Dip, Snuff, Snus	Pouches

Health Effects of Tobacco & Nicotine Use

The negative effects of tobacco & nicotine use are far-reaching. Click on the symptoms below to learn more about them!

Short-Term Consequences:

Physical Heath,

-Breathing trouble

-Increases anxiety

-Reduced sense of taste or smell

Long-Term Consequences:

Physical Heath,

-Oral health Damage

EVALI – what’s this?

Youth & Teen Use Concerns:

Physical Heath,

-Brain development & Addiction

-Peer pressure

Tobacco & Nicotine Use in Cattaraugus County

SUMMARY

GRAPHS

Link to CHA-CHIP

Education & Use Prevention

Individuals who are educated about the harmful effects of tobacco & nicotine are less likely to pick up the habit or develop an addiction.

Resources for Schools

-CCHD Health Education offers a variety of evidence-based use-prevention programming for classrooms including CATCH My Breath

CCHD offers an alternative-to-suspension program for students with tobacco& nicotine violations

Resources for Parents

-How to talk to your children about tobacco & nicotine

-Conversation starters

-Resources to give your teens for their own research:

-https://teen.smokefree.gov/

-https://truthinitiative.org/

-https://therealcost.betobaccofree.hhs.gov/

Resources for Businesses

-Smoke-Free Policy

OTHER

Vaping & E-Cigarettes

Tobacco Use Laws