Tobacco Committee March 2024 Minutes
Pickaway Addiction Action Coalition
Tobacco Committee Meeting
March 20, 2024 @ 8AM
Mission Statement: The Pickaway Addiction Action Coalition’s mission is to prevent adult and youth drug abuse, addiction, overdose, and deaths.
Vision Statement: Moving forward together to end substance use disorders in Pickaway County.
| Topic | Person Responsible for Topic |
| Welcome and Purposeful Moment | Amy/Betsy |
| Finalize our statement and look at the two points of dataProblem Statement: Youth Tobacco Use in Pickaway CountyAmong all youth in the State of Ohio about 16.4% (1 in 6) currently use at least one type of tobacco product compared with 9.3% nationally. (ODH, Tobacco Use Among Youth, 2021)The average age of first use of tobacco for Pickaway County youth was 12.8 years of age according to the 2019 PRIDE Survey. | All/Amy H. |
| Roundtable discussions with Root Causes for our data points | All |
| Schedule next Tobacco Meeting | All |
| Coalition Discussion | Coalition Action | |
| Welcome | None | |
| Tobacco Committee | Amy H. had us approve the problem statement and our two sources of data: Problem Statement: Youth Tobacco Use in Pickaway CountyAmong all youth in the State of Ohio about 16.4% (1 in 6) currently use at least one type of tobacco product compared with 9.3% nationally. (ODH, Tobacco Use Among Youth, 2021)The average age of first use of tobacco for Pickaway County youth was 12.8 years of age according to the 2019 PRIDE Survey. | All were in favor who attended the meeting and on zoom |
| Roundtable | Amy H. had us break into small groups to discuss root causes to Youth Tobacco use. We had 3 small groups in the office and one group on zoom. Amy H.’s question for us was “But why? | We all discussed what we came up with in our groups: 1.Friends and FamilyNormalization – in the family home with second hand smoke exposure 3.7% tobacco products are from home (PRIDE 18-19) 13.5% use e-cigs at their friends’ house (PRIDE 18-19)Easy Access – get the tobacco from older siblings or parents or knowing which store sells to minors. 1 in 4 use e-cigs b/c family and friends have it so easy to access them.2. Mental HealthCurrent e-cig youth users reported always having poor mental health (30.5% which is significantly higher than those who reported never experiencing poor mental health (6.5%) (Tobacco Use Among Youths in OH 2021)1 in 5 youth think no risk in vaping (Nat. Tobacco Survey 2022) Vapes do not smell like tobacco and youth believe that it helps their stress and anxiety.3. FlavorAppeal of the different flavors (cotton candy, fruity, coffee and chocolate flavors)Doesn’t smell like “e-cig” so the fear of getting caught isn’t there42.6% Ohio youth use flavored tobacco (Tobacco Use Among Youths in Ohio, 2021) |
| Next Meeting | April 16, 2024 at 8AM at our PAAC office. We will have the option for zoom. |