Secondhand Smoke Exposure is High on Campus in North Carolina
WINSTON-SALEM, NC - According to the Winston-Salem Journal,  a study on secondhand smoke conducted at 10 North Carolina universities found that 83 percent of students had been exposed at least once a week. The study by researchers at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine, is the first to provide evidence of the high rates of secondhand smoke exposure among U.S. college students. The study found that 55 percent of the exposure came in the students' residence or being in the same room with a smoker.  Most secondhand smoke exposures, 65 percent, happened at a restaurant or bar, while 38 percent occurred in a car. The researchers surveyed 4,223 undergraduate college students at eight public and
two private universities in the fall of 2006. The students were asked about their drinking and smoking habits, demographics, where they lived and secondhand smoke exposure.

 

Fire Education for New Students
ATLANTA, GA - The Examiner writes on 10 issues to be discussed with college students about fire safety while living at college. 
Top 10 Hot Topics from www.igot2kno.org, a college-focused site sponsored by People's Burn
Foundation. Visit this site for tips2kno, a real burn victim (watch2kno) video, fast facts about burns,
fire loss info, and a list of questions to ask before signing an on-campus housing contract or off-campus lease.
1. Don't let an unattended candle fire end a hot date.
2. Cook your dinner, not your kitchen. Cover a grease fire, don't use water!
3. Sprinklers are great "roommates."
4. Smoke alarms - get one!                     
5. If you're smoking, watch that butt! 
6. Use a power strip - don't overload.
7. Know 2 ways out, wherever you are.
8. Know how to activate the fire alarm.
9. Know what to do when the fire alarm sounds.
10. Get out and stay out whenever the alarm sounds