Quit Smoking In College

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

Although, tobacco use on campus could be positive or negative. When having a non-tobacco free campus, students and faculty must worry about all types of different problems. One problem is from smokers. Tobacco use on campus could cause the school more money by having to keep buying the smoker stations to throw the buds in. Although, there are some smokers who are careless

Many smokers, like Sload, take their first puffs in college. Other students experiment with cigarettes in high school but start smoking heavily in college. Everyone I surveyed and interviewed is aware that smoking was responsible for the deaths of many people every year. They know it increased the risk of heart attack and stroke and adversely affects breathing and the lungs. And like smokers of any age, many college students are actively trying to quit. Mandie Sload knows that for or five cigarettes a day were four or five too many. She plans to quit someday. She understands that if she quits her breath will smell better;

Smoking is still a pressing issue for Americans, despite efforts to regulate and lessen tobacco use. One in every five Americans still regularly smokes a cigarette, and those who attempt to quit aren’t utilizing all the assistance resources available to them. With these treatments being more prominent now than ever before, there is evidence that supports the effects of a quitter using aid compared to one who does not. Providing brief interventions about tobacco cessation may encourage more quit attempts and use of appropriate treatments, such as a quit-lines or medication. Despite many efforts, healthcare providers are still failing to provide brief interventions to patients, which therefore exposes flaws in a healthcare-based strategy to drive

Student : Hello student body, I am (Enter Name), and I have brief message about your health. As many of you know, the health of the student is extremely important to school and its clubs. We would like to inform you of a very likely health risk many of the school body have been exposed to and that’s cigarettes. Cigarettes and likewise tobacco products can cause a variety of diseases and deficient in the body, especially one with a weak immune system. We urge you to reconsider the offer your friends give you when they want you to try drugs. No matter what they call you, what they offer you, it is never worth it. If you accept the cigarette, you should know the risks that come with the

To strengthen policy and bring more awareness of smoking on campus. A partnership was created with Leave the Pack Behind; a free tobacco control program that offers young adults quitting information, personal support and quitting resources, completely free and funded by the provincial government (LTPB, 2016). These individuals provided information regarding quitting options and endorsed weekly challenges such as, the “would you rather contest” (PTCC and PROPEL, 2016). Where a student could win 5000 if he or she can cut back or stay tobacco free for 6 weeks (PTCC and PROPEL, 2016). These contests not only increase the changes of quitting, but also provide information on the harmful effects of smoking.

Our two tasks will be providing free nicotine replacement products and facilitating tobacco support groups. The first intervention, nicotine replacement therapy will be provided in the form of nicotine gum and dermal patches. This task will be spearheaded by Advancing Tobacco-Free Communities. They will have to ensure that all of the facilities receive our products, as well as collect and distribute the pre and post surveys. They will also be in charge of the logistical aspects and any errors that arise through the implementation. Individuals will have the choice of either options (gum or patch) to accommodate different preferences. These products will be available at local healthcare facilities.

The American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation (ANRF) published a list of campuses that have comprehensive tobacco-free or smoke-free policies in place. As of April 1, 2016, there were 1,483 100% smoke-free campuses, of which 1,137 - more than two-thirds! -- were fully tobacco-free. In addition, a rapidly growing number of 823 now also prohibit the use of e-cigarettes, or vaping, anywhere on campus. Smoking on campus should be banned, because it affects people who have asthma and secondhand smokers, cigarettes smells terrible, and it’s a safety hazard.

Over a third of college students smoke tobacco on a daily basis (A Third of College Students Smoke. (n.d.). Retrieved September 12, 2015, from http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=118065). Students face multiple stressful situations while in school, sometimes students use smoking as an escape from the stress or to calm themselves down. Smoking may help with short term stressful situations, but in the long run smoking can lead to many serious health problems. The smoke does not only affect the user, but also anyone in close proximity to the smoker. Use of tobacco or any other smoking products has a very long list of negatives but very few positives. This shows that smoking should not be allowed on college campuses.

What if the problem of smoking on ASU was solved with the two sides being satisfied ? That what some of the public has been trying to do in the last decade. Nonsmokers have been upset about being victims of the secondhand smoke. Many solutions have been submitted to the university, but smokers suffer from the solutions that have many gaps in them. One major solution that have on the working was a smoking-free campus, which had negative feedback from smokers as they could not leave the campus and come back to campus. Especially that many smokers have been smoking on campus, although it is illegal.

The fourth week will also include two sessions. The main topics that will be discussed in the session 7 are information about tobacco use, tobacco withdrawal symptoms, consequences of tobacco use, and strategies about smoking cessation. I will introduce the topic by handing out the “Trends in Tobacco Use” worksheet (see Appendix K) to the students in order to give them the accurate information about tobacco. Additionally, “Young Kids and Smoking” activity (see Appendix L) is a good choice to assist students discussing the reasons behind starting smoking at an early age and finding some ways to help them quit smoking. Self-control, learning assertiveness skills, and how to behave in certain situations are the central topic of session 8.

I settled to this question because this is one that must be addressed for smokers on campus to understand. Many cigarette smokers believe that the exhaled smoke does not effect the individuals passing by them; however, the smoke inhaled does in fact have a negative effect on the individual. I am always bothered at the fact students and faculty members smoke knowing it is harmful to them and others on campus. I believe that all college campus should have a healthy environment for student to interact, learn and work. Therefore, I formatted this question to address the effect it has on the individual inhaling the smoke and the effect it has on the students and faculty’s environment.

Nowadays students are not only being pressured to smoke by their peers and by their surrounding, but they are also watching their parents smoke. Many teens have been influenced by

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.

Smoking has been reduced over the past two decades, but “cigarette smoking among college students is of concern because the smoking prevalence among college students did not decrease as it did among the general population,” (Harrar et al. 121). This statement shows the significance of efforts to reduce smoking among college students. I believe college campuses would benefit from a “no-smoking policy”. This policy would serve to eliminate the harmful effects of smoking and second-hand smoke on campuses. If students and faculty are not permitted to smoke on campus, they will have to travel off campus to smoke. Therefore, if smoking on campus property is prohibited, smokers will be inconvenienced, so many students may quit or at least