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Secondhand smoke, also known as environmental tobacco smoke, is a Class A carcinogen. Its detrimental effects on health are well established and include triggering asthma attacks, 导致肺癌, and causing cardiovascular and other lung diseases. Attempts to eradicate exposure to secondhand smoke through limiting smoking to enclosed spaces or outside entrance areas and sidewalks is ineffective because smoke can easily travel through open doors, through heating and air circulation vents, people must walk on sidewalks through the smoke of others, and smoke easily travels outside any established boundaries or designated areas. Additionally, chewing tobacco and snuff are associated with oral cancers. (CDC Source for 烟草对健康的影响)

UNE has a responsibility to its students and 员工 to provide a healthful environment. 研究 findings show that tobacco use in general, including smoking and breathing secondhand smoke, constitute a significant health hazard. In addition to causing direct health hazards, smoking contributes to college costs in other ways, including potential fire damage, 清洁ing and maintenance costs, and costs associated with absenteeism, 卫生保健, 还有医疗保险. For several years, UNE has provided a 健康 Program for its 员工 and students. Providing a smoke-free/tobacco-free campus is another example of UNE’s commitment to student, 游客, 员工健康. (来源 健康 Effects of Secondhand Smoke)

The administration has a responsibility to provide a healthy environment for every one of its students and 员工. By eliminating smoking on campus, 所有的学生, 教师, and staff will be protected from secondhand smoke, 一种已知的致癌物. A smoking ban does not take away individuals’ rights to smoke, rather it eliminates smokers’ risks of harming others. UNE投资, not only in academic achievement but also in developing life skills that will promote individual and civic wellness. 大学 and universities prepare students to cope with the reality of living situations. One emerging reality is that fewer and fewer spaces permit smoking and tobacco use. 越来越多, 这次改革, 餐厅, 公共建筑, 购物中心, 医疗保健, and transportation facilities are 100% smoke-free. There are some employers that will not hire smokers. (注:来源为 烟草对健康的影响)

UNE is not taking away your right to smoke or use tobacco. UNE is not requiring you to quit smoking or using tobacco. You may continue with your choice to smoke or use tobacco but not on UNE property. 有了这个政策, UNE has the opportunity to effectively educate and promote our campus community’s commitment to a healthier lifestyle.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a variety of smoking cessation products. These include prescription medicines as well as over-the-counter (OTC) products such as skin 补丁es, 含片, 和口香糖. Smoking cessation products are regulated through FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and 研究, which ensures that the products are effective and that their benefits outweigh any known associated risks.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved three (3) forms of OTC tobacco cessation nicotine replacement therapy:

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• 口香糖
• 含片

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two (2) forms of OTC tobacco cessation nicotine replacement therapy:

• Chantix (varenicline tartrate)
• 耐烟盼(buproprion) 

Both are available in tablet form on a prescription-only basis. 

For more information approved nicotine replacement products, 访问FDA网站.

是的. A study completed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Management of Nicotine Addiction notes that 70% of current smokers want to quit smoking. 考虑到这一点, UNE is committed to providing assistance to 所有的学生, 教师, and 专业人员 who want to quit using tobacco. Cessation information and programs will be listed on the UNE website and UNE will co-sponsor programs with campus groups. The 学生健康中心 has professionals trained as smoking cessation specialists available for students. Through 人力资源办公室, information and programs are available for those in need of assistance.

The process of achieving a smoke-free/tobacco-free environment takes time and patience. UNE believes that self-enforcing will become part of the norm and behavior will be similar to seat belt laws. 学生, 教师, 专业人员, 承包商, 和游客 will come to recognize the value of this policy and will choose to comply with the policy. UNE encourages all individuals, both smokers and non-smokers alike, to work together cooperatively in the implementation of the Board of Trustees policy.