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CSULB Breathe campaign enforces smoke-free campus

With fall semester approaching, the new Breathe campaign that will enforce a smoke-, vapor- and tobacco-free campus will take effect officially Sept. 1, 2016.

The campaign’s objective is to promote public awareness of health risks associated with tobacco use and exposure to smoke, including those produced by vapor cigarettes, said Shayne Schroeder, Media Expert from the CSULB Office of Public Affairs in the online publication Inside CSULB.

This policy will apply to students, staff, faculty, visitors and vendors.

Currently, Breathe campaign advocates are working on a digital toolkit to provide resources for people who smoke, including a page of mobile apps to help them quit.

The campaign has removed approximately 113 ash cans across campus, according to Inside CSULB.

Tobacco users do not have the legal right to expose others to secondhand smoke and are not entitled to protection against discrimination as addicts or as disabled persons according to Assembly Bill 846, Governor’s Executive Order W-42-93.

The Breathe FAQ page said that establishing a tobacco-free campus preserves everyone’s right to breathe smoke-free air in a cleaner campus environment, while allowing adults who choose to use tobacco to continue to do so off campus.

According to the FAQ page, this campaign will be beneficial to the campus in more ways than just promoting clean air. This campaign will also save money from staff time cleaning cigarette litter and have their focus shifted to other projects on campus, as well as prepare students for tobacco and smoke-free work environments. It will also prevent students from using tobacco products and will encourage smokers to quit.

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