Banning Smoking Should Be Banned

The American College Health Association recommends that colleges and universities "Develop a strongly worded tobacco policy that reflects the best practices in tobacco prevention, cessation, and control.” More and more colleges need to push the Tobacco free

Tobacco ad smoke are not a strange issue in school but Tobacco-free in campus is new and creates a lot of controversial opinion among student and society. Sam Nadler, an engineering student at CSUS said that “banning Tobacco at college is ineffective. The United States is a place where value the freedom of individual, the different was respect, so that choosing uses tobacco is personal right and should not be forbidden”. Everyone have their own perception and responsibility for themselves and we should not impose our values on them. However, every freedom has its own limitation in order to maintain the security of society. If tobacco put other people who do not use it in danger like second hand smoking, it should be barn in college area. Tobacco-free campus also helps reduce the percentage of young smoker and help the study better. Therefore, banning tobacco in campus will bring benefits for society and should be done.

In 2005, Needham, Massachusetts, has passed a regulation that banned the tobacco sale to anyone under 21. This regulation has achieved great success. The number of smoking students in high school has decreased by 47%. Smoking rate has decreased rapidly after 30 days and the 60% of frequent smoking

Smoking at Ashland University is a problem. However, the problem of smoking has been raging for nearly 200 years. The reason this problem keeps raging is because there is not an easy solution. The problem of smoking and the arguments against it touch almost every aspect of life. There are not only scientific arguments, but ethical, legal, medical, social, and a host of others fronts that can be used for and against tobacco and smoking. At Ashland University it is no different. There are many factors that must be considered before making a decision to ban all smoking on all outdoor areas of Ashland’s campus.

In today’s society we have come to the freedom of choice. That includes freedom of choosing schools you wish to attend or what you do to your body, including smoking and using tobacco. At FSU they are taking steps in becoming a tobacco free campus. Tobacco products are a harm to your because they will hurt your mind and body. They can corrupt your future and change your whole career goals. They can detriment your family now and your future family you plan on having later. Banning tobacco and smoking at FSU and on school campuses will help everyone now and in the future.

Did you know, smoking causes more than” 440,000 deaths” per year? (“Effects of Tobacco” 1). That is an overwhelming number of deaths that could be prevented if only the individuals did not use tobacco. As of 2008, East Tennessee State University has adopted a tobacco-free policy for not only the safety of students, but their overall mental and physical health as well. That policy has been increasing on college campuses at a nationwide level. As of 2009, the American College Health Association adopted a position statement on a no tobacco use policy that encourages colleges and universities to become 100% tobacco free. As you can assume this has caused major debates on whether these policies should be established or not. In our current society, because of the policy many schools have chosen to be a part of that movement. There are 1,713 smoke free campuses and 1,427 100% tobacco free campuses in the United States. These numbers are substantial. There are many reasons that campuses should adapt tobacco-free policies on their university school grounds. Tobacco should be banned from ETSU, and other college campuses because it is a health hazard to the smokers and bystanders, it encourages individuals to stop smoking or never to start, and it makes the transition from school to the career field much easier.

Cigarette smoking is the principal form of tobacco use worldwide and has many adverse effects on the health of smokers. In 2000, there were about 5 million tobacco related deaths globally and smoking currently causes almost 1 in 5 deaths in the United States. Aside from causing around 90% of all lung cancer deaths, cigarette smoking harms almost every organ in the body and adversely affects the health of those around the smoker through second-hand smoke. While the rate at which people quit smoking is limited due to the development of nicotine addiction, rates of smoking initiation can be rapidly be changed through intervention. Such interventions include smoke-free policies like that advertised by the “Tobacco-Free Campus” sign pictured

Now, more than ever, more and more people are beginning to look at tobacco use as a major public health concern. It is nineteen ninety nine, and the number of smokers is rising while the average age of smoking initiation decreases. There are those that believe using tobacco of any type should be illegal, or at least restricted. Others believe it is up to the person to choose whether to use tobacco products or not, however most of these people believe tobacco companies should warn their customers of their products harmful affects.

It is critical to protect students and employees of universities from exposure to the perilous effects of secondhand smoke. Efforts such as easily ignored “no smoking” signs or free Nicotine patches are not as effective as anticipated; one must be motivated to quit smoking in order to actually quit. Therefore, actions must be taken in order to efficiently transition into a tobacco free campus and ultimately salvage the health of both smokers and nonsmokers on campus. By fall 2015, this university will transition to a Tobacco Free Campus, which means that anyone who comes onto school grounds is prohibited from using tobacco products to provide a healthy, safe educational setting and workplace for both students and employees. With that said, the university is adopting a method introduced by the American Cancer Society called "The Great American Smokeout." However, the event will be renamed “Cut the Cancer Stick.”

In November of 2006 Ohio put a ban on smoking cigarettes in all public places. The ban was put in place to protect people from the effects of second hand smoke. Some of these effects include, heart disease, cancer and other dangerous diseases. Ohio was the first tobacco growing state that implemented this kind of ban. According to the Ohio Department of Health's website, about 280,000 public places and places of employment were affected by this ban and no longer would they be exposed to second hand smoke.

Should cigarette smoking be banned for everyone in the United States? Why? Why not? Should those who chose their time smoking to relieve stress, personal enjoyment, or simply just because, have to lose their right to what makes them happy? Smoking tobacco products has been around for decades and in many different forms. Should personal rights be pushed aside to please those around us that disagree with the so called “disgusting habit”? In the paper The Washington Times an article caught my interest called”D.C. seeks bans on smoking in national parks” written by Steven Dinan. In this article he stated that “Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton wrote Park Service Regional Director Steve Whitesell saying she’s heard from constituents who fear

Tobacco is one of the world's dangerous drug which is haunting human lives to death. Over a billion adults are addicted to this drug and wasting their money, time and health. Nowadays there has been an ongoing debate/discussion among many people about the role of government in restricting the usage of Tobacco and thereby safeguarding the health of the public. In my personal opinion, both government and the Individual together needs to work to overcome this problem.

One day, I was smoking a cigarette in the parking lot with my friends, and someone was walking toward us and said “Hey guys, you guys know that our campus is a tobacco free campus right? If you want to smoke, go to the train station.” And she was watching us turning off our cigarettes with unpleasant eyes. After turning off the cigarette, my friend said to her “ You know how far is the train station from here right? So you mean that we have to walk all the way to the train station to smoke a single cigarette? And she said “Yes that is our policy for smoking on campus.” And she walked away. We knew that the campus is tobacco free campus, but we felt uncomfortable and unfairness to the regulation what she said because she did not think of our situation, and we did not mean to discomfort anyone which is why we smoked in the corner of the parking lot. In most cases, people hate smoke from the cigarette including smokers because the smoke disgusts people. However, is it the best regulation to banning whole campus for smoking to fulfill their plan of reducing smoking in the campus? The university is only focused on making non-smoking area and did not consider smokers in the campus, so it is necessary to adjust the regulation to consider smokers to eliminate discontentment for both sides.

Smoking, as one knows it, has become a stress-reliever worldwide. One will find a smoker pulling out a cigarette and lighting it up around every corner. Smoking has especially become a growing problem in college campuses. When a college student enters the college campus, they do not only enter a new campus, a new life is also entered. In this new experience, one will find themselves exploring new things. The power of the eye is remarkable in today’s society. When someone has a friend that is doing something, the one looking will eventually want to try as well. This can raise many red flags that can be avoided, simply by banning smoking on all college campuses. Smoking on college campuses should be banned because of nicotine’s negative effect on student’s personalities, academics, and overall health.

Should your school or any other public establishment be allowed to ban something that is not unlawful? This is the first question we must ask ourselves when pondering the question should nicotine be banned on a college campus? Every school has aspects that they have to take into consideration when restricting adults to certain activities on campus. Such as, how do we ban something that is not illegal. Why not put resources to better use and try to help people addicted to nicotine? Furthermore, we must consider how the school will enforce this ban.