Tobacco Education

Law:

California law prohibits minors under the age of 18 from purchasing, receiving, or even processing tobacco products or any paraphernalia designed to prepare or smoke tobacco products. Punishment for breaking this law is a fine of $75 or more, or you could be sentenced to 30 hours of community work or more. It is also against the law to knowingly sell, give or furnish tobacco products to minors.

Facts:

• 434,000 people die each year of tobacco related illnesses.
• That equals 1,189 people per day.
• That means three full 747s crashing everyday and killing everybody aboard.

Over 4,000 chemicals are found in cigarettes and tobacco products.

• Many of these chemicals are known as poisonous gases.
• Some of these chemicals directly cause cancer.

$50 Billion

• The amount of money spent on medical bills per year for tobacco related illnesses in the United States.

$60 Billion

• The amount of money the tobacco industry in the United States spends each year advertising and promoting tobacco products.
• This equals $200 per second.

Millikan H.S. offers various services to you including a service that promotes good health, a good self-image, and may add a number of years to your life. The (TUPE) Tobacco Use Prevention Education program at Millikan is designed to help students receive help in areas of tobacco prevention, slow down or reduce, and hopefully eliminate using tobacco products. Our goal is to provide you with knowledge, confidence, and tools necessary to help you make positive choices regarding you health. If you need assistance in any of these areas or know someone who can benefit from this program, please encourage them to come see one of our TUPE staff members.

The TUPE staff members are as following:

Barbara Doten – Teacher room 211 – At Risk Team Member

Phyllis Price – Teacher room 559 – At Risk Team Member

Patricia Calabrese – Teacher room 315 – Advocacy Team Member

Barbara Conrad – Teacher room 419 – Advocacy Team Member

Ciara Calsita – College Aide

Darren Grippando – College Aide

Washington Brown - Coordinator