Electronic cigarettes added to anti-smoking policy

The University of Montana now includes e-cigarettes in its smoke-free policy, adding to the ban on cigarettes, chewing and narghile throughout the campus. This addition comes seven years after the University introduced the policy of "tobacco without tobacco". many studies have shown that e-cigarettes cause health problems and are not an effective way to stop smoking. "Until now, we did not know enough e-cigarettes to make a decision," said Linda Green, director of wellness at Curry Health Center.

According to the biennial UM survey conducted by the American College Health Association, the consumption of electronic cigarettes among students increased from 2016 to 2018, while a lower number of cigarettes fumes and chewing tobacco. smoking, she also said that there was no science to support the electronic cigarette as a healthy substitute. Since the nicotine content of certain products is double or triple the average of cigarette sheets, e-cigs users are more likely to become addicted, and health journals produce reports on the effects. the vaporization of e-cig juice. Green cited a June 2018 report linking the vapor produced by e-cigarettes to the ability of the lungs to fight disease. Lung damage is not the only green health concern for use. electronic cigarettes. In 2014, an electronic cigarette exploded in someone's purse and forced the Missoula County courthouse to evacuate. Part of the CAHA survey asked students if they were supportive of adding the e-cigarette to UM's smoke-free policy, with almost 70% reporting it. A similar survey conducted by Green's office throughout the 2017 school year yielded similar results. "We would not have made the decision without the students," Green said. Christian, aged 22 at UM, said that he had started using electronic technology. cigarettes to quit his habit of one and a half pack a day.

"I'm going to be a businessman. It's very unprofessional to go to a meeting that smells like a cigarette. So, I wanted to get rid of this smell, "he said. Although he was asked repeatedly to leave the campus after lighting a cigarette, no one told him not to stuff himself on campus, nor to complain about the blueberry scent. plumes of his vaporizer. Still standing, in front of the smoker station in front of the Lommasson Center on Arthur, he intends to adhere to the new policy. Mr Green states that a surprising number of students who have never smoked a cigarette consult his office. when leaving electronic cigarettes. She encourages all students interested in quitting or running out of steam to visit her Curry Health Center office. "Our concern is about student health," Green said, "smokers and non-smokers."

The original article can be found by clicking here