University of Louisiana prepares smoke- and tobacco-free policy

[cajunhawk]

I'm not comparing you to him. I'm saying that speech police support is a slippery slope. It is another unintended consequence overreach trap that too many ignorant people support building... but are going to scream when they're caught in the net. Identifying that clown as a racist was the only necessity in that soap opera. The NBA may be giving him a good day in court. That will be a shame.

Thank god...I thought I was gonna have to have a talk with my mixed mistress about she hangs around with.

[Turbine]

simplessimism? That's not a word.

Of course not, but simplistic pessimism is mashable.

[njustice]

my point was not that the passive interactions of smoke kill people...it was that just because you dont believe in something doesnt make it "un true" or "B-S". So, just because u dont recognize what the latest research is sayin...doesnt make it "invented" or "BS".

But to answer your question, i have actually witnessed a patient die from "second hand smoke". she never smoked a day in her life but her husband did. and she passed away just like a typical "smoker" would...

Don't mistake the concept of correlation with causation. For instance, I could say that all people that eat carrots will die, therefore, eating carrots has a 100% mortality rate. While the statement is true, carrots are not likely the cause of death in most instances.

While their is ample evidence that smoking cigarettes can be harmful to your body, the studies of second and third (seriously?) hand smoke are shaky at best, especially when dealing with carcinogens.

Just because you want to believe in something, that doesn't make it true.

[Duggie35]

Remember folks, nobody escapes alive!!!!!!! Enjoy life while you can!

[njustice]

Remember folks, nobody escapes alive!!!!!!! Enjoy life while you can!

Amen, brother

[NewsCopy]

The University of Louisiana is banning tobacco from its campuses effective Aug. 1, 2014.

A new state law mandates that public universities create smoke-free policies, according to Joey Pons, associate director of Public Safety at UL.

“Previously, smoking was permitted outdoors at least 25 feet away from building entrances. Our new tobacco-free policy goes further. Besides removing secondhand smoke from our campuses, we want to support those who are trying to quit tobacco altogether,” he said.

The University is developing materials to educate the campus community and visitors about the new policy, Pons said.

Also, students, faculty members and staff will be directed to smoking cessation resources.

The university plans to launch a Breathe Easy educational campaign by the fall. A university tobacco-free working group proposed many components of the new policy after weighing comments from students, faculty members and staff and reviewing other universities’ policies. University Council then reviewed the group’s recommendations and approved the policy.

The Council is composed of top-level university administrators.

Although the policy is intended to establish a tobacco-free campus, there are a few exceptions. Smoking is permitted in personal vehicles parked in university lots or on public streets on campus, but not parked within university parking garages.

Use of tobacco is permitted at tailgating spaces outside athletic facilities during NCAA sports events. Electronic cigarettes are allowed in most outdoor areas, but not indoors.

Pons said the university will review the policy’s implementation and initial effectiveness by the spring 2015 semester.

Changes in official health advisories or laws can result in revisions to the policy at any time.

As of April, over 1,300 U.S. universities are smoke-free, according to the American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation. Of those, 925 are tobacco-free and 167 prohibit the use of e-cigarettes on campus.

See the tobacco-free policy at http://safety.louisiana.edu/resource...co-free-policy

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