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Home | Tobacco 21

Tobacco 21

Video from the American Lung Association.

Tobacco21

About Tobacco Twenty-One

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Missouri now has
24 local T21 policies
representing 41.0% of the state population.

Preventing Tobacco Addiction Foundation

Established in 1996 the Preventing Tobacco Addiction Foundation strives to reduce the terrible toll of smoking and tobacco use through a preventive effort.  The belief that tobacco use is a voluntary risk continually undertaken by smokers themselves is belied by the fact that virtually all nicotine use begins in adolescence when experimentation and risk-taking are part and parcel of normal development.

That early exposure permanently alters neuro-receptors in the deepest, most ancient parts of the brain that then manifests as ongoing desire or addiction.  Preventing that early inoculation requires a concerted societal and political strategy including school-based education, reduced media exposure, counter-marketing, tobacco and smoke free homes and public areas and youth access restrictions.  We vigorously support all of those efforts in addition to our focus on raising the legal minimum sales age to 21.

Reduce and Prevent Youth Smoking in Missouri

The Problem:

  • More than 95% of long-term smokers started before age of 21
  •  The primary place underage smokers get tobacco is from their 18 to 20-year-old peers
  • Over 80% of high school seniors are 18 when they graduate
  • Adolescent brains are still developing and are uniquely sensitive to nicotine addiction
  • E-cigarette use among youth in Missouri has more than doubled in recent years
  • E-cigarettes contain nicotine, toxins and carcinogens and are currently available to 18-year-olds
  • Smokers cost up to 40% more than non-smokers in health care costs
  • For private businesses, smoking employees costs $5,816 in excess cost per year on average

The Solution:

Support for Tobacco 21:

  •  75% of U.S. adults, including 70% of current smokers support the policy
  • 260+ cities in 18 states and the entire states of Hawaii, California, New Jersey, Maine, and Oregon
  • 1/3 of Missouri’s population is covered by a Tobacco 21 policy

The Health Impact of Increasing the Sale Age of Tobacco:

  • Reduce overall smoking rates by 12%
  • Decrease smoking initiation among 15-17-year-old by 25% and among 18-20 year olds by 15%
  • Fewer smokers before 18 lead to fewer long-term smokers
  • Thousands of lives saved of youth today in Missouri
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Endorsing Organizations

Kansas City Endorsements

St. Louis Endorsements

Prevention of Youth Tobacco Use Resources

Webinar

WEBINAR: TOBACCO 21 LANDSCAPE: FOR MISSOURI AND BEYOND

Held September 17, 2018
Tobacco remains the leading cause of behavioral death in the nation, yet little has evolved in the way we combat this health issue. Over the last several years a new tobacco control policy, Tobacco 21, has moved quickly through the nation and now covers over 25% of the U.S. population.

Video

Video Presentation

See the Empire High School SWAT deliver Tobacco 21presentation to the City of Tucson City County. Presentation starts at 2:22:21.

More Information

PowerPoint Presentation

T21 Missouri Power Point Presentation

A Tobacco 21 Presentation provided by the people at the Preventing Tobacco Addiction Foundation.

T21 Missouri Power Point Presentation with talking points

A Tobacco 21 Presentation with Talking Points provided by the people at the Preventing Tobacco Addiction Foundation.

Links

American Lung Association in Missouri

American Heart Association in Missouri

BeTobaccoFree.gov

Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids - The Toll of Tobacco in Missouri

Missouri DHSS Smoking and Tobacco

Smoking and Tobacco | Health & Senior Services

Taking Down Tobacco

Tobacco Free Missouri

Tobacco Free MIZZOU

Tobacco 21 Fact Sheets

Maximizing the Impact of Tobacco 21 Laws Across the United States

MO Statewide Tobacco Findings - Revised 2016

Smoke Free Infographic

National Tobacco 21 Progress

PUP in Smoke

Smoke Free Infographic 3

Smoke Free Infographic 4

Smoke Free Infographic 5

Smoke Free Infographic 6

Teen Infographic

Tobacco 21

T21 Comparison Missouri August 2019

T21 Comparison U.S. August 2019

Tobacco 21 Handbook

Tobacco 21 Policy Toolkit

T21 Missouri Power Point Presentation

T21 Missouri Power Point Presentation with talking points

Tobacco 21 Preventing Youth Tobacco Use Fact Sheet

Tobacco Free Fact Sheet

Tobacco 21 Monetary Cost in Missouri

Tobacco 21 State Law

Tobacco 21 Tobacco Facts

Tobacco 21 Tobacco Facts Local Ordinances

Tobacco 21 Tobacco Facts National Ordinances

Tobacco 21 Tobacco Marketing Expenditures

Tobacco 21 Tobacco Related Deaths

Truth Initiative – Action needed: Strong tobacco 21 policies

The Unprotected States – Measuring Public Support for Tobacco Control Policies in States with the Deadliest Smoking Disparities

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