Here is a link to the Indiana University policy which defines "tobacco and
smoking related products" to include e-cigarettes
http://policies.iu.edu/policies/categories/administration-operations/public-safety-institutional-assurance/PS-04.shtml
I'm on the Indianapolis campus of Indiana University and also several
committees with a tobacco-free<http://smokefree.indiana.edu/> and "Healthy IU"
focus. I wanted to share the attached email I received recently with
e-cigarette information that would support including e-cigarettes in your
policy. Here is an excerpt from that email, " Poisoning related to
e-cigarettes involves the liquid containing nicotine used in the devices and
can occur in 3 ways: ingestion, inhalation, or absorption through the skin or
eyes."
I have to echo what Amy at KU said, that the inclusion of e-cigarettes has been
supported on our campus and I have not heard any complaints. With that said,
I'm not sure the message has been received by all of our students, faculty and
staff as we have seen people smoking e-cigarettes in buildings now.
Gabrielle M. Bovenzi
Assistant VC Administration
Chief of Staff for VC Dawn Rhodes
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From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Hornsby, Eunice
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 10:58 AM
To: 'Institutional policy-related discussions'; '[email protected]'
Cc: Kuhbander, Kristi M.
Subject: RE:[acupa-l] E-cig backlash?
Our tobacco-free website is here: http://tobaccofree.osu.edu/
I don't believe that we have had a lot of backlash re: e-cigs, and they are
included in our ban. The purpose of our ban is to reduce the number of young
adults who start smoking. I believe that use of e-cigs and smoking are
correlated, but I am not sure because I stopped following the research after
the policy was established.
If you want to contact someone from Ohio State who is in the thick of it, I'd
suggest:
Kristi Kuhbander, Employee Relations, Office of Human Resources
614-292-0864
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-Eunice
From:
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[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rippke,
Sheryl L [U CSL]
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 10:11 AM
To: '[email protected]'
Subject: [acupa-l] E-cig backlash?
Good morning,
Our smoke-free policy does not address e-cigs. If we were to add a ban on
e-cigs to the policy, it would require vetting and inviting of comments from
the university community. I imagine we would get lots of comments both pro and
con regarding a ban. For those of you who have revised your former policy to
include a ban on e-cigs...
* What has been the reaction from your institutional community?
* Did the media report the story in your local community?
* Have you been challenged to justify the ban by e-cig users?
* What is your justification for banning e-cigs?
Thanks!
Sheryl
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http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6313a4.htm?s_cid=mm6313a4_w
Calls to poison centers involving e-cigarettes have surged during the last 3
and half years, a new study shows.
The number of calls shot up from 1 per month in September 2010 to 215 per month
in February 2014, researchers for the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
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in the April 4 issue of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
“This report raises another red flag about e-cigarettes — the liquid nicotine
used in e-cigarettes can be hazardous,” said CDC Director Tom Frieden, MD, MPH,
in a CDC press release. “E-cigarette liquids as currently sold are a threat to
small children because they are not required to be childproof, and they come in
candy and fruit flavors that are appealing to children.”
More than half (51.1%) of the calls to poison centers because of e-cigarettes
involved children 5 years and younger, the researchers report. Many states do
not restrict the sale of e-cigarettes to minors.
The number of calls per month involving conventional cigarettes did not show a
similar increase during the same period.
Poisoning from conventional cigarettes is generally caused by young children
eating them. Poisoning related to e-cigarettes involves the liquid containing
nicotine used in the devices and can occur in 3 ways: ingestion, inhalation, or
absorption through the skin or eyes.
Among the calls involving e-cigarettes, 16.8% were for inhalation, 8.5% for eye
exposure, 5.9% for skin exposure, and 68.9% for ingestion (P < .001).
Calls about e-cigarettes included reports of adverse health events 57.8% of the
time, with vomiting, nausea, and eye irritation being the most common
complaints. In contrast, 36.0% of the conventional cigarette callers reported
an adverse event (P < .001).
Data for this study came from the poison centers that serve the 50 states, the
District of Columbia, and US Territories. The study examined all calls
reporting exposure to conventional cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or the nicotine
liquid used in e-cigarettes.
Poison centers reported 2405 e-cigarette and 16,248 cigarette exposure calls
from September 2010 to February 2014. The total number of poisoning cases is
likely higher than reflected in this study because not all exposures might have
been reported to poison centers.
“The most recent National Youth Tobacco Survey showed e-cigarette use is
growing fast, and now this report shows e-cigarette related poisonings are also
increasing rapidly,” Tim McAfee, MD, MPH, director of the CDC’s Office on
Smoking and Health, said in the press release. “Health care providers,
e-cigarette companies and distributors, and the general public need to be aware
of this potential health risk from e-cigarettes.”
The authors have disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
There is an interesting link on Facebook we will repost today on our site
Thanks!!
Cathlene Hardy Hansen, PhD, MCHES
Director of Health & Wellness Education
Indiana University Health Center
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