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More than 8 out of 10 lung cancer deaths in the U.S. can be attributed to smoking. Learn more about smoking and lung health during #HealthyLungMonth: fda.gov/tobacco-produc…

Secondhand smoke causes nearly 34,000 premature deaths from heart disease each year in the United States among nonsmokers. (CDC 2020) We care about the health of all students across all UNC System schools.

We are a group of students from the East Carolina Honors College that are concerned about the health of students in North Carolina and the UNC School System.

Right now, colleges in the North Carolina UNC System (the public universities) do not have the option to be tobacco free, even if they wanted to be. Our group hopes to change the state law that prohibits this.

Our initiative has officially been supported by the ECU student body through an SGA resolution to lift restrictions in enforcing tobacco-free campus policies!

#NYTS2020 Despite the positive change from last year, youth use of e-cigarettes remains a public health crisis affecting children, families, schools, and communities. U.S. FDA remains committed to addressing this crisis. fda.gov/tobacco-produc…

honors.ecu.edu/2020/11/24/hnr… Read about our group’s success in gaining support for our proposed legislative bill from thousands of students through SGA and ASG! #ecuhonors

Second year #ECUHonors students Rachel Davis, Mia Ferry, Ally Foster, Ethan Norris & Darby White worked as a group called “Knock Out Nicotine” in order to remove state restrictions on UNC System schools’ tobacco policies for their Signature Honors Project. fal.cn/3bP9e

With the NCGA back in session, we will be working hard over the next few weeks to gain traction on our proposed bill in the legislature. Follow to stay updated on our progress!

After a year of hard work, our bill is set to be voted on by the Univ. Education Committee, but the work isn’t finished yet. Contact your representative to urge these key changes!