Delaware high school students to hear dangers of tobacco use

The Delaware Safety Council announced the launch of the annual Smoke and Mirrors campaign. The campaign message is aimed at high school students throughout Delaware.

During the school year council staff visit high schools in each county and discuss the dangers of tobacco use. Last year they reached over 1,000 high school students. Post-campaign data from the 2015-16 school year revealed that 34 percent of students surveyed admitted to using tobacco products in the past.

The data also revealed that 90 percent of participating students learned a new fact during the presentation, and 74 percent admitted to learning a fact so significant that it caused to them stop using tobacco products altogether.

This year the Delaware Safety Council hopes to broaden the campaign’s reach and engage more students. This is a collaborative and interactive program where students are able to win prizes such as Apple Music codes. The program is free to all high schools and made available through the Delaware Division of Public Health and the American Lung Association. For more information about the Smoke and Mirrors campaign, contact Community Manager Devin Bonner at Devinb@DelawareSafety.org or call 302-276-0660.