Cigarette smoking causes more than 480,000

deaths

each year in the United States. This is nearly one in five deaths. Region 8 had 20,726 deaths in 2014. One in five deaths in Region 8 would be over 4,000

Regions 7 & 8 -2014 Texas School Survey (TSS)

deaths caused

by smoking. (CDC).

The average teen smoker in Region 7 & 8 began at age 13 (2014 TSS)

60% of 12th graders report tobacco somewhat to very easy to get

NOVEMBER IS TOBACCO AWARENESS MONTH Did you know? Tobacco Companies have to recruit 3,000 new smokers every day to replace those who have quit or lost their lives to smoking. Cigarette smoke is a toxic mix of over 7000 chemicals. A Typical one hour Hookah session can produce as much smoke as several packs of cigarettes. Quit smoking coaching service available through the tollfree telephone number, 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-7848669)

Past year use of tobacco for Texas college students rose from 35% (2013) to

43% (2015) now includes

E-cigarettes and

hookahs REGION 8 PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER (PRC)

[Add More Great 7500 US Hwy 90 West Suite 100 Info Here!] San Antonio, TX 78227 210-225-4741 http://prcregion8.org/

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Counties within Region 8 include:  Atascosa  Bandera  Bexar  Calhoun  Comal  DeWitt  Dimmit  Edwards  Frio  Gillespie

 Goliad  Gonzalez  Guadalupe  Jackson  Karnes  Kendall  Kerr  Kinney  La Salle

 Lavaca  Maverick  Medina  Real  Uvalde  Val Verde  Victoria  Wilson  Zavala

Stay informed: PRC Region 8 website: www.prcregion8.org Facebook: Prevention Resource Center –Region 8 Twitter: @PRCRegion8 Toll Free Number: 1-800-PRC-8059 Mark your calendars for monthly events, meetings, educational classes, and awareness events!

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December 2: First Friday Workshops; Topics: What We Don’t Know About AIDS 9:00am – 12:00pm, Sexual Trauma – Is This My Fault? 1:30pm – 4:30pm December 14: Circles of San Antonio and Bexar County DWI Task Force Annual Holiday Lunch 11:30am-1:00pm Estellas’s Restaurant & Bakery 2200 W. Martin, San Antonio, TX 78207, RSVP by 12/7/16, Lunch $10 January 5: Region 8 PRC Epidemiological (EPI 1) Workgroup meeting 9:00am – 11:00am, 7500 US Hwy 90 W. Suite 100 (SACADA) January 21: “No Letting Go” at the Santiko’s Palladium Theater from 9:15 am-1:00pm Clarity Child Guidance Center

South Texas Centre • AT&T Building, Suite 100 • 7500 US Hwy 90 West • San Antonio, Texas 78227 Office: (210) 225-4741 • Fax: (210) 225-4768 • www.sacada.org