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Quick Facts

Tobacco is the #1 most preventable cause of death in the United States.

1 in 5 highschool-aged students use vape products containing tobacco.

13.2% of Texas adults smoke.

Tobacco is the leading cause of cancer.

More people die from their own tobacco use than aids, car crashes, illegal drugs, alcohol, suicide, and murders... COMBINED!

77 Texans die each day from their own tobacco use.

About 480,000 people die from secondhand smoke each year in the United States.

Tobacco smoke containes over 7,000 different chemicals, many of which are known to be toxic to humans. 

ABOUT US 

We are an organization that stands against the use of tobacco and products containing nicotine. Our group is student lead at Bryan High School. We have made many accomplishments since we were founded in 2014. We work with our community, local schools, and governments to reduce the use of tobacco across all communities and age groups. Our organization is run in conjunction with BVCASA, a substance abuse prevention and treatment non-profit. In the 2019-20 school year, we added alcohol and other drugs to our focus.

CONTACT US

bhsvkot@gmail.com

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