Smoking on College Campuses

The biggest new trend here at college campuses across the country is to become tobacco free. The reason behind this is that too many people become annoyed and sick from tobacco smoke that is not from there own doing. Tobacco is the number one killer year after year in our socitey. Enough people die every year to fill up an entire National Football Leauge Stadium, which hold around 400,000 people. Now isnt that crazy. A stop needs to be put to all of these deaths and the number one way to start this trend is to enforce tobacco free rules at extremely populated places, college campuses for example.

Advocating for a smoke-free campus to a greater extent would address some issues that we the students get from the effects of tobacco use and smoking cigarettes.it is also of much significance for the policy makers within the school authoritative bodies to enact and implement policies (Wechsler, Lee & Rigotti, 2007). On the other hand, students need to be sensitized to the aspect of smoking by health practitioners coming and talking to students and staff as a whole. Lastly, it is also a recommendation for the campuses to put into their curriculum studies regarding matters of health especially smoking and taking of alcohol (Moore, Yeatman & Pollard,

Several students smoke in all areas on campus regardless if there is or no sign of “No Smoking”; however, “We’re not trying to make people quit smoking. If people decide to quit, that’s great. If not, they can smoke, but just not on campus” (Paul Bradley par. 4). Many students don’t follow these rules and it seems that these students are not fined. In order to have a healthy environment on campus, OCC should punish those students that break the policy. If students continue to break the law, then they should be suspended or expelled from school. Orange Coast College must rethink to prohibit all areas on campus to have a beneficial environment at this

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.

Even though many people may think that e-cigarettes are a healthier alternative than smoking cigarettes they could be wrong. Numerous amount of e-cigarette smokers love their cigarette devices aka “vapes” and so they choose to make them distinctive by modifying them and making them blow huge clouds of smoke, so they can taste a richer flavor from the juices that they pour inside the device. According to Pepper, “e-cigarettes do not rely on combustion or contain cured tobacco, so they produce far fewer harmful constituents than regular cigarettes” (Pepper). Though e-cigarettes may seem to be a great substitute for cigarettes, they are highly addictive and the modifications that people do to these devices aren’t helpful. In addition e-cigarettes

Although it was found that people at four year colleges smoked significantly less than those who went to two year colleges or didn’t go to college at all, almost a quarter of the participants at four year universities had smoked within the last thirty days, but only 20% considered themselves smokers. People who attend college seem to shy away from admitting that they are smokers, possibly because of their exposure to people who are more health-conscious that make admitting that they regularly smoke intimidating. Their denial not only causes the number of college students who are smokers that have been found in other studies may be lower than reality, but also contributes to the overall resistance to quitting. If people that smoke do not consider themselves smokers, they are not going to see smoking as something they need to quit. Adding to that, most of the student smokers surveyed f interest in wanting to quit within a year, but significantly less had attempted quitting in his or her lifetime (46%). This data shows that most smokers want to quit but have not actually taken the steps to do so. With cessation programs and other various forms of encouragement, some of these students might be able to quit smoking for good. If policies are to be implemented to encourage students to quit smoking, the policies must be

With the given fact that inhaling vape is a dangerous method of smoking due to the amount of nicotine toxins in it, it does not justify that nicotine is the only chemical that is said to harmful in the vape juice. E-cigarettes contain flavors that can be toxic to humans such that “several cinnamon-flavored e-cig liquids contained a chemical, cinnamaldehyde that researchers said was highly toxic to humans cells in lab tests.” (Hiles 1). This justifys the fact that the chemicals found in e-cig juices are toxic to our cells. Just because E-cigarettes use vapor instead of smoke does not justify the vapor to be safe as “Testing of some e-cigarette products found the vapor to contain known carcinogens and toxic chemicals (such as formaldehyde and acetaldehyde), as well as potentially toxic metal nanoparticles from the vaporizing mechanism” (“Electronic Cigarettes”). Vaping nicotine can also be considered dangerous as it can cause side effects that are harmful. Nicotine can be a major risk factor not only in tobacco products: “Dermal contact with even small quantities of liquid nicotine can cause dizziness, vomiting and seizures. Ingestion can be deadly” (Milov). Many chemicals are misinterpreted because they are safe in solid forms such that are found in food but when inhaled can cause major damage. Many industries have committed actions to warn the public about flavoring with known toxins in them “The U.S flavoring industry issued a list of 27 ‘high priority’ flavoring chemicals that, while safe in food, may pose a risk of respiratory injury and for which it recommends reducing inhalation exposure. The list includes chemicals found in e-cig liquids, such as diacetyl and benzaldehyde, which is used in almond and cherry flavors” (Milov). This can be said with many

The reasons are; for one it is not healthy for the environment. The environment of any college contains people. Every human being are not the same; for each one of them, has some type health issues. Cigarettes contain chemicals, which are harmful those who have health issues. Those who have asthma, allergies, and etc are more likely to be harm by cigarettes. The smoke is release from the cigarettes and can affect those around them. Even if those who have asthma do not smoke, they can still inhale the smoke; in the air they breathe. On webd.com, health information; studies show. “Secondhand smoke may contribute to emphysema. Exposure to environmental cigarette smoke is known to damage the lungs. Several studies suggest that people exposed to high amounts of second hand smoke are at higher risk for emphysema.” The fact that smoking can harm the smoker, it can also harm those around them. Secondhand smoke is also as harmful, if inhaled. This example clearly shows that why smoking on school campus should be banned. Smoking on school campus is a fire

Have you ever been in a situation where you try to walk in a building, but there are people smoking at the entrance, and you does not want to breathe in those toxic airs. Therefore, you try to hold your breath and walk pass them to get inside the building. Reason why I mention this, it is because Smoking is one of the major cause of preventable deaths, smoking also causes many illnesses for people. According to the Center Of Disease Control and Prevention reported that 46 million people in the American who are age of 18 and older smoke cigarettes, and there are more than 480,000 smoking related deaths per year in the United States. Smoking is does not just put the smokers at risk, but also people around them. According to the Center Of Disease Control and Prevention since 1964, approximately around 2.500.000 non- smokers died because of exposure to second hand smoke I think that smoking should be banned completely in home, worksite, and public place around the world to reduce the cause of deaths and pollution.

We are trying to garner support for changing smoking-locations on campus. Issue seeking to fix: Public smoking on Drexel campus is excessive and potentially dangerous. Not only that, but the littering of cigarette butts has become problematic. We want to determine a way to make the campus cleaner and safer. We are targeting Drexel Students, Staff, and Administration. The students are our peers and are also the largest population affected by public smoking. Many members of the staff do not have the freedom that students have to just avoid the areas with excessive public smoking and should not have to pick up the litter of other students. Meanwhile, the administration is the population most

Smoke-free campuses have the potential to not only help their students and faculties but their campus as well. They will not only be protecting them but saving their lives from diseases that could have been prevented in the first place. Keeping cigarettes use prohibited on college campuses will keep their campus clean of all cigarette buds, protect people from second-hand smoke and help the smokers kick the habit and stay healthy. Do not let the damaging effects hurt not only yourself but

Smoking on campus is a harmful activity for the smokers and the people around them. Many smokers do not consider the dangers they are causing society when they light up their cigarettes. Clearly, smokers put themselves at risk every time they place a cigarette into their mouth, but the

Banning designated smoking areas will cause inconvenience for students who smoke. Also, smoking in a designated smoking area has already prevented the direct contact of smoke towards non-smokers. That is, smokers do not cause any harm to non-smokers. If smokers follow the regulations in the designated area, why should their freedom be deprived (High)? However, is it wise to let people have the freedom of choice to smoke that actually are causing harm not only to the smoker, but also the non-smokers? Despite setting up gazebos around campus, passers-by are still inhaling second-smoke unavoidably. Furthermore, in spite of setting up designated smoking areas, a large population of second-hand smokers still die each year (Second-hand). Banning designated smoking areas is an effective way to reduce smoking, and campuses should restrict smoking on campus to provide a healthy environment for students and

However, on the basis of self-interest, the smokers of WIT could fight their point of view. This tells us that each person should do what is in their own best interest, because that is what is most important. Many smokers smoke for the social aspect and the relaxing effects the nicotine has on them, which many college students might benefit from in challenging times. Letting the students smoke around the campus will help the smokers quickly get back to their studies, rather than having to walk or drive away from campus. So the smokers continuing to smoke around campus would be ok.

Yes, smoking should be banned at school or in the college campuses as it creates a healthy environment for the students to live in. If smoking is allowed in campuses many of the students might smoke cigarettes and may also encourage the students who don’t smoke. Majority of the students only smoke for pleasure and some of them smoke to release tension. Smoking causes many harmful diseases such as lung cancer, heart diseases, emphysema and many more. Putting a ban on smoking in campus may help the smokers to quit smoking and maintain a good health as they can’t smoke that frequently.