The Fallsburg Central School District is a Tobacco Free Zone.

Federal law, New York State law and School District policy prohibit tobacco use on school property.  The District's Code of Conduct for students also prohibits possession of tobacco on campus or at school functions.

We hope the following information will help provide you with the information you need.

If quitting smoking creates anxiety, you are not alone. Here is some humor to help you feel better before you read further:

Mark Twain: "I know all about quitting smoking. I've done it over a hundred times."

Here are some cartoons about quitting smoking:

http://www.quitsmoking.com/cartoons/archive/index.htm

For those who use tobacco who would like to achieve freedom from nicotine, here are some encouraging facts from a medical doctor. These are the good consequences after you quit using tobacco:

1. After 20 minutes your heart rate slows.
2. After 12 hours the carbon monoxide in your blood returns to a normal level.
3. Between 2 weeks to 3 months your lung functions improve and your risk of heart attacks declines.
4. Between 1 to 9 months your coughing and shortness of breath reduces.
5. After 1 year your risk of a heart attack in one half that of a smoker's.
6. Between 5 to 15 years your risk of stroke is the same as someone who does not smoke.
7. After 10 years your risk of lung cancer is one half that of a smoker's.
8. After 15 years your risk of a heart attack is that of a non-smoker's.

(courtesy of http://www.tobacco-facts.info/tobacco_withdrawal.htm )

The following information is courtesy of Checko Miller, Tobacco Prevention Specialist, Hudson Valley Student Support Services Center in New Paltz. Checko assists schools in Ulster and Sullivan Counties.

New York State Smokers' Quitline offers:
    •    FREE starter kit of Nicotine Patches, Gum or Lozenges for eligible NYS smokers
    •    Trained Quitline Specialists offering help with quit plans
    •    Information about local stop smoking programs
    •    Informational taped messages
1-866-NY QUITS
1-866-697-8487
or
www.nysmokefree.com

Pamphlets, with intended audience:

ForTeensWhoSmokeOrChew.pdf for teens who smoke or chew tobacco

HelpingFriends+Family.pdf for nonsmokers who would like to help family or friends achieve freedom from nicotine

HowTobaccoCosGetYouth.pdf for all who would like to learn how tobacco companies hide the truth about their products

LetsMakeADeal.pdf how nonsmoking youth can negotiate a deal to achieve a smoke-free home with any family member that smokes.

NYS-SmokingRates+Impacts.pdf fact sheet for all on New York State showing tobacco usage, financial impacts of smoking, mortality

SecondhandSmoke.pdf fact sheet for all on effects of environmental tobacco smoke

SpitTobacco-ItsGross.pdf for all, includes snus. Excerpt: 1 can of "chew" = 30-40 cigarettes

(The) Campaign For Tobacco Free Kids  

Tobacco Free School Program Resources

File ForTeensWhoSmokeOrChew.pdf (pdf file - 135 KB)
File HelpingFriends+Family.pdf (pdf file - 137 KB)
File HowTobaccoCosGetYouth.pdf (pdf file - 416 KB)
File LetsMakeADeal.pdf (pdf file - 233 KB)
File NYS-SmokingRates+Impacts.pdf (pdf file - 124 KB)
File SecondhandSmoke.pdf (pdf file - 211 KB)
File SpitTobacco-ItsGross.pdf (pdf file - 209 KB)

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