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Trends and Implications of Tobacco Use Among University Students

Explore recent trends, influences, and preventive strategies for tobacco use among college students. Discover why rates are increasing and what can be done. Prioritize research and services for cessation and prevention.

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Trends and Implications of Tobacco Use Among University Students

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  1. Tobacco Use Among University Students------------------- Edward P. Ehlinger, MD, MSPH Director and Chief Health Officer Boynton Health Service University of Minnesota

  2. Ruth Boynton, MD • Director of Division of Child Hygiene at MDH 1922-1927 • Director Student Health Service 1936-1961 • First Dean of the School of Public Health (Gaylord Anderson was on military assignment) • First MCH Director in School of Public Health • President of Minnesota State Board of Health 1945

  3. Antoine de Saint-Exupery • Born on June 29, 1900 in Lyon, France • Worked as a mechanic to become a pilot • Came to US after Germany defeated France in 1939 • Returned to France in 1942 as a fighter pilot • Shot down July 31, 1944

  4. Antoine de Saint-ExuperyThe Little Prince • I have so much to do! I am concerned with matters of consequence. • It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; What is essential is invisible to the eye. • The Little Prince

  5. Antoine de Saint-Exupery • If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea. • A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral. • As for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it.

  6. 20th Century Advances in Public Health

  7. Recent Smoking Trends Among U.S. 12th Graders

  8. Recent Smoking Trends AmongMinnesota 12th Graders Source: MN Student Survey

  9. Recent Trends in Adult Smoking

  10. Nationally: Smoking among young adults now equals that of older adults Source: CDC – National Health Interview Survey

  11. 18-24 Year Olds Enrolled in College

  12. Tobacco use is on the rise among college students 18 – 24 years of age

  13. Tobacco use is increasing among males and females

  14. Frequent use is higher among femalesInfrequent use is higher among males

  15. Over ½ of first year students are current users of tobacco!

  16. Over half of tobacco users in college begin using after age 18

  17. Findings • A large number of U of MN students use tobacco • The rates of tobacco use among U of MN students are increasing dramatically • Most students first try tobacco after age 18 • Male and female U of MN students differ in how they use tobacco

  18. Why is this happening? • Are prevention programs ineffective? • Have young adults become resistant to prevention messages? • Have we ignored this group with our prevention efforts? • Are tobacco companies now targeting this age group?

  19. What needs to be done?More research • Why do college students use tobacco? • What influences students to begin to use tobacco? • What are the implications of infrequent tobacco use? • What are effective prevention strategies? • What are effective cessation strategies?

  20. What needs to be done?Better services • Prevention/cessation programs • Social marketing campaigns • Clinical preventive services • Peer education programs

  21. Bottom Line • The epidemiology of tobacco use has changed. • College/University students need to be a priority for research and programming on tobacco use cessation and prevention.

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