Tobacco-Free Campus

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, causing lung cancer, 并导致心血管和其他肺部疾病. 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, 通过加热和空气循环通风口, 人们必须穿过别人的烟雾走在人行道上, 而且烟雾很容易传播到任何既定的边界或指定的区域之外. 此外，咀嚼烟草和鼻烟与口腔癌有关. (美国疾病控制与预防中心烟草健康影响来源)

UNE has a responsibility to its students and employees to provide a healthful environment. 研究结果表明，烟草使用在总体上, 包括吸烟和吸二手烟, 构成严重的健康危害. 除了造成直接的健康危害, 吸烟还以其他方式增加了大学费用, 包括潜在的火灾损失, 清洁和维护费用, 以及与旷工相关的成本, health care, and medical insurance. For several years, UNE has provided a Wellness Program for its employees and students. Providing a smoke-free/tobacco-free campus is another example of UNE’s commitment to student, visitor, and employee wellness. (Source for 二手烟对健康的影响)

The administration has a responsibility to provide a healthy environment for every one of its students and employees. 通过在校园内禁烟, all students, faculty, 员工也将免受二手烟的侵害, a known 200 carcinogen. 禁烟令并不剥夺个人吸烟的权利, 相反，它消除了吸烟者伤害他人的风险. UNE is invested, not only in academic achievement but also in developing life skills that will promote individual and civic wellness. Colleges 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. In growing numbers, worksites, restaurants, public buildings, shopping malls, healthcare, 交通设施100%禁烟. 有些雇主不雇用吸烟者. (Note: Source for Health Effects of Tobacco)

UNE并没有剥夺你吸烟或使用烟草的权利. 全球网络赌博平台不要求你戒烟或使用烟草. 您可以继续选择吸烟或使用烟草，但不能在学校内吸烟. With this policy, 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 patches, lozenges, and gum. Smoking cessation products are regulated through FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, 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:

• patch
• gum
• lozenges

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

• Chantix(酒石酸瓦伦克林)
• Zyban (buproprion) 

这两种药物都有片剂形式，只能在处方的基础上使用. 

如欲了解更多经批准的尼古丁替代产品， visit the FDA website.

Yes. 一项由疾病控制和预防中心完成的研究, Management of Nicotine Addiction notes that 70% of current smokers want to quit smoking. With that in mind, 全球网络赌博平台致力于为所有学生提供帮助, faculty, 以及想要戒烟的专业人员. Cessation information and programs will be listed on the UNE website and UNE will co-sponsor programs with campus groups. The Student Health Center has professionals trained as smoking cessation specialists available for students. 通过人力资源办公室, 需要帮助的人可以获得信息和项目.

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. Students, faculty, professional staff, contractors, and visitors will come to recognize the value of this policy and will choose to comply with the policy. 全球网络赌博平台鼓励所有个人, 吸烟者和不吸烟者都一样, to work together cooperatively in the implementation of the Board of Trustees policy.