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SOUTH CAROLINA TEENS
- 24.4%
of SC high school students and 11.2% of middle school students
smoke
- 13.8%
of SC’s male high school smokers use smokeless or spit tobacco
- 6,500
SC kids become daily smokers each year
- 21.3
million boxes of cigarettes are bought and smoked by SC teens each year
- 90,000
SC kids who are now under 18 will ultimately die prematurely from
smoking
Sources: 2005 S.C. Youth
Tobacco Survey & Campaign for
Tobacco-Free Kids
HORRY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Horry County has just one school district which serves over 34,000
students.
The school district consists of nine high schools, nine
middle
schools, 24 elementary schools, two career centers and an alternative
school. (Visit the
district web site)
BLAZIN' THE WAY
All South Carolina children deserve healthy and safe learning
environments.
The B.R.E.A.T.H.E. Coalition thanks Horry County School District for their recent decision
to make the campuses of all their schools 100% tobacco-free. The new policy will go into effect
on December 1st. View News Story Announcing New Policy
The South Carolina School Board Association in collaboration with the
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC),
Division of Tobacco Prevention and Control endorses the adoption of
policies that address preventing tobacco use within schools.
VIEW DOCUMENTS:
South
Carolina School Board Association Policy & Legislative
Update
Blazin'
the Way Overview
Model
Policy for Schools
Youth
Access to Tobacco Prevention Act of 2006
Map
of School Districts Already Blazin' the Way
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South
Carolina
Tobacco Quitline
1-800-QUIT-NOW
Quit
For Keeps
A free comprehensive tobacco treatment
service for all South Carolina residents featuring phone and Internet
counseling. Available 8 a.m. to midnight, seven
days a week.
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