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Smoke Space


Some Tobacco Facts    Young Folks in Oakland Doing Something About Smoking    Dear SmokeSpace    Some WEED facts    TUPE Counselor Schools   

Some Tobacco FactsTop of Page


  • Every year nearly 65,000 people under the age of 18 start smoking.
  • 574,400  young people under 18 and alive in California will ultimately DIE prematurely from smoking 
  • Every hour, 221 people will try a cigarette and 73 of them will be come life time smokers.
  • Don't be one of those statistics. If you or someone you know smokes, please take a look at these links.  It could save a life!

Nicotine is one of the most heavily used addictive drugs in the United States. In 2003, 29.8 percent of the U.S. population 12 and older—70.8 million people—used tobacco at least once in the month prior to being interviewed.* This figure includes 3.6 million young people age 12 to 17.

See How Tobacco has affected the state of California

Seek the Truth

Quit Smoking NOW


Young Folks in Oakland Doing Something About SmokingTop of Page

In several schools, Oakland students are involved in trying to educate folks away from Big Tobacco and Weed dealing exploitations.

This year students are having assemblies with the Oakland Raiders and the American Cancer Society to talk about the natural high of working out and how to avoid drugs and alcohol.

Check out some student videos from the Tobacco Use Prevention Education (TUPE) Peer Educators program. These videos were produced over the last couple of years and have been entered into contests, shown on tv and in classrooms around the district.
You doing something, too?
LET US KNOW---Write us at smokespace@ousd.k12.ca.us and we'll share your work with Oakland!


Dear SmokeSpaceTop of Page


Questions and Answers about CIGARETTES, BLUNTS, and WEED

This is a space for answers to your questions regarding tobacco and weed.
All questions will be answered and your confidentiality is assured.

Send an email to:
smokespace@ousd.k12.ca.us

and we'll HOLLA' BACK!

Some WEED factsTop of Page

 www.theantidrug.com/drug_info/mjmh_virtual_tour.asp    This link provides a virtual tour exploring the areas of the brain highly affected by THC(the main ingredient in marijuana
www.drugabuse.gov/MarijBroch/Marijteens.html . This site can answer ALL your questions about smoking weed.

TUPE Counselor SchoolsTop of Page

DaysPatty GarciaAngela MooreRobert Dousa
MondaySkylinen/aFremont
TuesdayOakland TechMcClymondsRalph Bunche
WednesdayStreet AcademyFar West/YESOakland High
ThursdayDeweyn/aCommunity Day
FridayMerritt/Life AcademyCastlemontn/a
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