The 2009 Albia High School JEL group is under way with a new year and new ideas. The group participated in Red Ribbon Week in October of 2009 and The Great American Smoke Out!

There are also events coming up soon. For more information on JEL, contact JEL members at the Albia High School or contact:

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

Tobacco

News

from the

Monroe County

Tobacco Coalition

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.

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!

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.