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The Albia High School JEL and the MIddle School YEL group had great success on March
17th during their memorial sidewalk activities for KICK BUTTS DAY. The memorial sidewalk was filled with names of people who
have lost their lives or are sick because of their use of tobacco. The youth are fighting big tobacco companies for
targeting kids. Monroe County Tobacco Coalition
at the Monroe County Extention Office 219 B Ave West, Albia, Iowa 52531 Phone:
641-932-5612 FAX: 641-932-5662 or E-Mail: adenato@iastate.edu
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Tobacco News from
the Monroe County Tobacco Coalition
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Smokeless Does Not Mean Harmless Even though there is no smoke to inhale, cheing tobacco is not a safer form of tobacco. There are approximately
3000 chemicals in chewing tobacco, 28 of them are known to cause cancer. SHORT TERM
EFFECTS Nicotine in chewing tobacco makes your heart beat faster, can unnaturally
decrease your appetite, can cause white leathery sores to form where chewingtobacco is held in your mouth and can cause addiction
to nicotine. LONG TERM EFFECTS Developement
of cancer of the mouth and throat, irregular heart rates and high blood pressure, tooth and gum desease, bad breath, mouth
sores and sensitive teeth.
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OUITLINE IOWA...CALL TODAY Call today for: Your Health Your Family Your
Life! If you smoke and want to quit, why not start today? Don't let the fact that you've
tried before and could not break the habit stop you from trying again. Many
people do not succeed on the first try. It often takes several tries to quit for good. The good news is there are many resources
to help you. One of these is a free service: Quitline Iowa, just a phone call away. Call: 1-800-784-8669. Make that
call! Get a head start on improving your health. Everybody who smokes will stop sooner or later - either by design or
by death. All you need to do is make the choice!
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IT IS
NOW ILLEGAL TO SELL CIGARETTES CONTAINING CERTAIN CHARACTERIZING FLAVORS EXCEPT MENTHOL- On June 22nd, 2009, President Obama signed the Family Smoking Prevention Act, giving the FDA more control
over tobacco products. One of the changes taking place because of this is that since September 22nd, 2009 flavored tobacco
products like vanilla, bubblegum, cotton candy, strawberry and chocolate to name a few are illegal to sell. It is believed
that these flavors were meant to attract and addict young people. June
22nd 2010 prohibition of the terms "light" "low" and "Mild" and all similar discriptors in cigarette
and smokeless tobacco advertising, labeling and marketing takes effect! Another step forward!
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