Tobacco Use on College Campuses: Should Smoking Be Banned?

Item

Media: Full Text PDF

Title: Tobacco Use on College Campuses: Should Smoking Be Banned?
Author: Hayley Dickinson
Faculty Sponsor: Siobhan Maty; Gavin Keulks
Date: 6/1/2014
Abstract: Millions of people continue to use tobacco products, despite the well-known adverse health effects that they cause to the human body. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more deaths are caused each year by tobacco use than by all deaths from HIV, illegal drug use, alcohol use, motor vehicle injuries, suicides, and murders combined. The trend in tobacco and smoke-free college campuses is a step towards decreasing the use of these dangerous, habit forming products. Research also shows that there are no safe levels of secondhand smoke, therefore, preventing exposure is a key component to a healthy campus community. Although there are many different reasons for these programs, and many different approaches to implementing these programs, it is important to understand the highlights and the difficulties of these policies on college campuses. This thesis works to explore and explain the positive and negative aspects of college campus tobacco-free policies in the United States while working to highlight and reiterate the dangers of smoking and its effect on the surrounding community via secondhand smoke.
Type: Text; Honors Thesis
Department: Honors Program
Language: eng
Rights: Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author.; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Identifier: honors_theses/12