{"id":586,"date":"2018-07-16T19:50:47","date_gmt":"2018-07-16T19:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/pip\/?page_id=586"},"modified":"2024-08-21T10:24:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T15:24:41","slug":"nicotine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/pip\/nicotine\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicotine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:30px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:25%;width:calc(25% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.25 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;background-color:#ffffff;padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px;\"><style type='text\/css'>.reading-box-container-1 .element-bottomshadow:before,.reading-box-container-1 .element-bottomshadow:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-reading-box-container reading-box-container-1\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"reading-box element-bottomshadow\" style=\"background-color:#ffc700;border-width:1px;border-color:#f6f6f6;border-top-width:3px;border-top-color:var(--primary_color);border-style:solid;\"><h2>REALITY BYTES<\/h2><div class=\"reading-box-description fusion-reading-box-additional\">Seventy-four percent of MWSU students have not used tobacco products in the past year.<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mopip.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"PIP_black\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img width=\"300\" height=\"100\" alt=\"PIP\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/pip\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2024\/02\/PIP_black-300x100.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-913\" 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-webkit-gradient( linear, left bottom, left top, from( rgba(255,193,7,0.78) ), to( rgba(96,125,139,0.78) ) );\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image: -webkit-linear-gradient( bottom, rgba(255,193,7,0.78), rgba(96,125,139,0.78) );\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image:   -moz-linear-gradient( bottom, rgba(255,193,7,0.78), rgba(96,125,139,0.78) );\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image:     -o-linear-gradient( bottom, rgba(255,193,7,0.78), rgba(96,125,139,0.78) );\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image: linear-gradient( to top, rgba(255,193,7,0.78), rgba(96,125,139,0.78) );}.fusion-button.button-1 .fusion-button-text {text-transform:uppercase;}<\/style><a class=\"fusion-button button-3d button-xlarge button-custom button-1 fusion-button-default-span \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/student-services\/suicide-prevention-and-awareness\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text\">Suicide Prevention and Awareness<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><h2 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"text-align: center;margin-bottom: 10px;line-height: 1.5\" data-fontsize=\"25\" data-lineheight=\"37.5px\">MWSU PIP Contacts<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Primary:<\/strong><br \/>\nKatie Miron<br \/>\nDirector of Counseling<br \/>\n816-271-4327<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:kmiron@missouriwestern.edu\">kmiron@missouriwestern.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-three-fourth fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:75%;width:calc(75% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.75 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"the_content the_content_wrapper\">\n<p><strong>Resources to Quit Nicotine:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quitnow.net\/mve\/quitnow?qnclient=missouri\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The 大象传媒 Tobacco Quitline<\/a>: 1.800.QUIT.NOW (784.8669)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/health.mo.gov\/living\/wellness\/tobacco\/smokingandtobacco\/tobaccocontrol.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Local Tobacco Cessation Resources in 大象传媒<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/health.mo.gov\/living\/wellness\/tobacco\/smokingandtobacco\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smoking and Tobacco Information and Resources in 大象传媒<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smokefree.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smokefree.gov<\/a>: Tools, tips, and information to help people quit tobacco, as well as resources and information for specific populations<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/tobacco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)<\/a>: Smoking &amp; Tobacco Use Information<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.org\/healthy\/stay-away-from-tobacco\/guide-quitting-smoking.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Cancer Society<\/a>: How to Quit Using Tobacco<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart.org\/en\/healthy-living\/healthy-lifestyle\/quit-smoking-tobacco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">American Heart Association<\/a>: Quit Smoking, Vaping and Tobacco Use<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicotine-anonymous.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">Nicotine Anonymous<\/a>: Nicotine Anonymous (&#8220;NicA&#8221;) is a non-profit 12-step fellowship of men and women helping each other live nicotine-free lives<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nida.nih.gov\/research-topics\/tobacconicotine-vaping\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Institute on Drug Abuse<\/a>: Tobacco\/Nicotine and Vaping<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Only for MWSU Students:<\/strong> The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/student-services\/counseling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MWSU Counseling Center<\/a> now offers Tobacco Cessation Services. You will be seen by a counselor and work with them to create a plan to quit. You will also be provided with nicotine replacement therapy (gum, patches, and\/or lozenges) to help you to succeed. For more information or to schedule an appointment, contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/student-services\/counseling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Counseling Center<\/a> at 816.271.4327 or <a href=\"mailto:counseling@missouriwestern.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">counseling@missouriwestern.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.mo.gov\/living\/wellness\/tobacco\/smokingandtobacco\/tobaccocontrol.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Per the 大象传媒 Department of Health and Senior Services website on Tobacco Use Prevention and Control;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tobacco Use: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tobacco use costs lives and money. Every year, almost 11,000 大象传媒ans die from tobacco-related diseases. 大象传媒 spends almost $3 billion annually to treat smoking-related illness. Additionally, 大象传媒 spends over $3 billion annually in smoking-attributed productivity losses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In 大象传媒<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The adult smoking rate (19.4% in 2018) is the Tenth highest in the U.S.<\/li>\n<li>The smoking rate for 大象传媒\u2019s pregnant women has declined from 15.3%, more than double the national rate of 7.2%.<\/li>\n<li>The smoking rate among high school students (9.2% in 2017) is only slightly higher than the national average (8.8%). When considering other types of tobacco such as spit tobacco and electronic cigarettes in addition to smoking, the rate of use among 大象传媒 kids jumps to 20.8%.<\/li>\n<li>Nearly 9 out of 10 cigarette smokers first try cigarette smoking by the age of 18 and 98% first try smoking by the age of 26.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><h3 style=\"margin: 5px\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt\">What\u2019s in cigarette smoke?<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Cancer Causing Agents<\/span>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nNitrosamines<br \/>\nCrysenes<br \/>\nCadmium<br \/>\nBenzo(a)pyrene<br \/>\nPolonium 210<br \/>\nNickel<br \/>\nP.A.H.s<br \/>\nDiberiz Acidine<br \/>\nB-Napthylamine<br \/>\nUrethane<br \/>\nN. Nitrosonornicotine<br \/>\nToluidine<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-1 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth\" style=\"width:25%;width:calc(25% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.25 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em><strong>Metals<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br \/>\nAluminum<br \/>\nZinc<br \/>\nMagnesium<br \/>\nMercury<br \/>\nGold<br \/>\nSliver<br \/>\nTitanium<br \/>\nLead<br \/>\nCopper<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-2 fusion_builder_column_inner_2_5 2_5 fusion-two-fifth fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:40%;width:calc(40% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.4 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em><strong>And Much More<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br \/>\nAcetone (nail polish)<br \/>\nAmmonia (Floor\/Toilet Cleaner)<br \/>\nArsenic (poison)<br \/>\nButane (Cigarette Lighter Fluid)<br \/>\nCadmium (Rechargeable Batteries)<br \/>\nCarbon Monoxide (Car Exhaust Fumes)<br \/>\nDDT\/Dieldrin (Insecticides)<br \/>\nHydrogen Cyanide (Gas Chamber Poison)<br \/>\nMethane (Swamp Gas)<br \/>\nMethanal (Rocket Fuel)<br \/>\nStearic Acid (Candle Wax)<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":128,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/pip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/586"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/pip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/pip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/pip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/128"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/pip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=586"}],"version-history":[{"count":40,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/pip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/586\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1008,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/pip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/586\/revisions\/1008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/pip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}