Anita Weston, Reporter
Rich Civic Times
RANDOLPH, Utah. May 15, 2013.
Alan Gruning, Bear River Health Department, presented information to the
Rich School Board about new products on the market that claim they are not
tobacco products. They are new products
that allow straight nicotine to be absorbed into the body. These products are difficult to spot and are
some of the current items that students are beginning to use. He showed samples of the various
products. These items are small enough
that they can be placed under the arm pit or between the toes as well as put
inside the mouth. The nicotine is taken
into the body fairly quickly. Utah State
A snouse packet is about the
size of a Chicklet gum. It is
dissolvable, and the users don’t have to spit.
It is difficult to see if and when students are using this item. It is a stimulant and very habit forming.
Electronic Cigarettes are
becoming very popular. They also are a
pure nicotine product.
Another product is called a
strip. It looks like a Listerine breath
strip. This nicotine is dissolved orally
and looks like a Tic Tac. The container
also gives that appearance of a breath mint.
The stick looks like a
toothpick. It, too, is straight
nicotine.
The orb is another nicotine
product that looks similar to a Tic Tac.
They come in different flavors such as lemon lime, cherry, and root
beer.
Gruning then gave the Board
Members copies of a policy that has recently been written by schools in Cache
County that includes these types of products along with tobacco, alcohol, and
drugs. He encouraged the Board to adopt
a similar policy because it is important to try and stop these items from
coming into the schools. Principal
Larsen indicated that the school does require a tobacco test from all students
in athletics, and these products should show up on those tests if the students
are using them. However, he indicated
that he was unaware of these products and whether or not they are currently
being used in the schools.
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