Comprehensive Smoke-Free & Vapor Free Policies
- Young people who see smoking in public places are more likely to consider smoking to be socially acceptable and 'normal'.* This includes e-cigarette use and vaporizing.
- It is estimated that in 2010, there were 90,800 fires caused by smoking resulting in $663 million worth of property damage.**
- Cigarette litter is very dangerous to children and the environment. Ingestion of just one cigarette butt, which can easily be found on a playground, could be toxic.**
- Exposure to secondhand smoke outdoors can be as dangerous as exposure in smoky indoor areas.**** There is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke; even brief exposure can be harmful to health.*****
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*Alesci. N. L., Blaine. T., & Forster. J. L. (2003). Smoking visibility, perceived acceptability, and frequency in various locations among youth and adults. Preventative Medicine.
**The smoking-material fire problem. (2013). Retrieved April 21, 2014, from National Fire Protection Association: http://www. nf pa. org/ re sea re h/ reports-and-stat ist ics/fi re-ca uses/smoking-materia Is
***2008 Annual Report of the American Association of Poison Control Centers' National Poison Data System, 2009.
****Neil E. Klepeis. Wayne R. Ott. Paul Switzer Real-Time Measurement of Outdoor Tobacco Smoke Particles Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association Vol. 57. 5. 2007
*****US Department of Health and Human Services. (2006). The health consequences of involuntary exposure to tobacco smoke: a report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta, GA: US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Coordinating Center for Health Promotion, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 709.
**The smoking-material fire problem. (2013). Retrieved April 21, 2014, from National Fire Protection Association: http://www. nf pa. org/ re sea re h/ reports-and-stat ist ics/fi re-ca uses/smoking-materia Is
***2008 Annual Report of the American Association of Poison Control Centers' National Poison Data System, 2009.
****Neil E. Klepeis. Wayne R. Ott. Paul Switzer Real-Time Measurement of Outdoor Tobacco Smoke Particles Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association Vol. 57. 5. 2007
*****US Department of Health and Human Services. (2006). The health consequences of involuntary exposure to tobacco smoke: a report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta, GA: US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Coordinating Center for Health Promotion, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 709.