TOBACCO
Did you know that tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable illness and death? Yet, people continue to use it. Each day about 2,200 adults age 18 or older begin smoking on a daily basis.
TOBACCO USE... IT'S EXPENSIVE!
Using tobacco is expensive on average a pack of 20 cigarettes cost $6.20 and smokeless tobacco costs about $4.30. If you quit using tobacco think of the money you could be saving.
| Cost of smoking 1 pack/ week |
What you could buy instead... |
| 1 week |
$6.20 |
$5 Footlong value meal from Subway |
| 1 month |
$24.80 |
20 songs from iTunes |
| 6 months |
$148.80 |
5- thirty minute massages at the Rec Plex |
| 1 year |
$322.40 |
32" LCD TV |
| 4 years |
$1289.60 |
5 day vacation to Las Vegas |
Cost of using 1 package
of smokeless tobacco/ week |
What you could buy instead... |
| 1 week |
$4.30 |
3 songs from iTunes |
| 1 month |
$17.20 |
MU T-shirt from the Spirit Shop |
| 6 months |
$103.20 |
1 year subscription to Netflix |
| 1 year |
$223.60 |
2 years of MU Fanatics Tickets |
| 4 years |
$894.40 |
4 day cruise to Mexico, the Caribbean or the Bahamas |
CESSATION SERVICES
Students can receive one-on-one help to quit smoking from the Center for Health Education and Promotion. Learn more…
Call the Center for Health Education and Promotion at 288-5217 to set up an appointment with a Health Educator.
ONLINE CESSATION RESOURCES
CAMPUS SERVICES
OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND AWARENESS EVENTS
The Center for Health Education and Promotion staff (Peer Health Educators and Professional Health Education staff) offer a variety of education and interactive outreach programs that can be scheduled at your convenience. Although not listed, the outreach programs linked to this health issue are
Also available is programming for body art, credit card debt, gambling awareness, and other topics. If there is something that you have an interest in but do not see it listed, please contact us and we will work together to determine what will best meet your needs.
RESOURCES
Our resource area contains brochures, articles, bulletin board packets, books, videos, and handouts on a wide variety of health related topics. If we don't have it, we will help you find it!
ONLINE RESOURCES
HANDOUTS
