{"id":843,"date":"2015-08-18T03:26:38","date_gmt":"2015-08-18T09:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/?p=843"},"modified":"2015-08-18T03:26:38","modified_gmt":"2015-08-18T09:26:38","slug":"go-back-to-school-tobacco-free%e2%80%8f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/?p=843","title":{"rendered":"Go Back to School Tobacco-free!\u200f"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/image001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-844\" src=\"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/image001-300x60.jpg\" alt=\"image001\" width=\"300\" height=\"60\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/image001-300x60.jpg 300w, https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/image001-500x99.jpg 500w, https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/image001.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Let&#8217;s go back to school with a positive mindset on living healthy! One thing to encourage your peers and friends is to be tobacco-free. Although statistics shows that tobacco use is\u00a0gradually\u00a0decreasing, many are still at risk.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Use some of these tips to support this cause:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Set yourself or others to be a good role model. It can help change people&#8217;s perspective that tobacco usage is not cool or good for your body.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Say no to tobacco! Don&#8217;t let peer pressure get to you or to your friends! Only do what you want to and not what others say to you.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Quitting it sooner is better than never! If you are currently using tobacco or know someone who is, try to convince yourself\/them to stop. Extensive research has show that by using tobacco it can cause\u00a0diseases like lung cancer, breathing problems, stroke, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Here are some quick facts to help you learn more about being tobacco:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From 2011 to 2014, current cigarette smoking declined among middle and high school students.<sup>4,5<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Nearly 3 of every 100 middle school students (2.5%) reported in 2014 that they smoked cigarettes in the past 30 days\u2014a decrease from 4.3% in 2011.<\/li>\n<li>In 2014, more than 12 of every 100 high school students (12.7%) and approximately 3 of every 100 middle school students (3.1%) reported use of two or more tobacco products in the past 30 days.<sup>4<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>In 2014, nearly 25 of every 100 high school students (24.6%) and nearly 8 of every 100 middle school students (7.7%) used some type of tobacco product.<sup>4<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/image004.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-845\" src=\"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/image004.jpg\" alt=\"image004\" width=\"145\" height=\"145\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/image003.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-846\" src=\"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/image003.png\" alt=\"image003\" width=\"145\" height=\"152\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Credits to www.cdc.gov<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s go back to school with a positive mindset on living healthy! One thing to encourage your peers and friends is to be tobacco-free. Although statistics shows that tobacco use is\u00a0gradually\u00a0decreasing, many are still at risk. 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