The move is in accordance with Act 211 from the 2013 Louisiana Legislative Session
which calls for public post secondary education institutions to develop at minimum
smoke free policies. It is also in agreement with the American College Health Association
(ACHA) position statement on tobacco, which acknowledged and supported the findings
of the Surgeon General that tobacco use in any form, active and/or passive, is a significant
health hazard. ACHA further recognizes that environmental tobacco smoke has been classified
as a Class-A carcinogen and that there is no safe level of exposure to environmental
tobacco smoke (ETS), a recognized toxic air contaminant. In light of these health
risks, ACHA has adopted a NO TOBACCO USE policy and encourages colleges and universities
to be diligent in their efforts to achieve a 100% indoor and outdoor campus-wide tobacco-free
environment.

Southeastern has chosen a positive and health directed move forward by choosing a
tobacco free policy. Southeastern has adopted the tobacco free policy to encourage
tobacco users to reduce or eliminate their consumption, and to protect non-smokers
from exposure to tobacco smoke.

The success of this policy will depend on the thoughtfulness, consideration and cooperation
of tobacco users and non-tobacco users. Faculty, staff and students have a collective
responsibility to promote the safety and health of the campus community and therefore
share in the responsibility of enforcement. Individuals observed using tobacco are
to be reminded in a courteous manner of the tobacco free policy. Students who violate
this policy will be ticketed by University police personnel and referred to the Office
of Student Advocacy and Accountability for disciplinary actions as appropriate. Faculty,
staff, contractors or visitors who violate this policy will be ticketed, and as appropriate
may be reported to the relevant university department/office.

Yes. Employees will be expected to adhere to this university policy as they do to
all others. Failure to do so will result in appropriate disciplinary action, as it
would with any other stated policy.

Tobacco use of any form is prohibited on our campus. The policy applies to all university
property, other properties owned or leased by the university, and all university leased
or owned vehicles. The policy also includes property including parking lots, and sidewalks.
This policy does not apply to public rights-of-way on the perimeter of any campus
location.

University Counseling Center is here to assist you with cessation groups and referrals.
You can also try the Louisiana Quitline number 1.800.Quit.Now

Tobacco is the only product that, when used as intended, leads to serious illness
and premature death.

Southeastern asks our students and employees to help maintain a positive relationship
with our neighbors. Southeastern believes that the members of its community who choose
to use tobacco will do so respectfully by means of keeping litter and smoke away from
neighboring properties.

Court rulings maintain that tobacco users do not have the legal right to expose others
to second hand smoke, a Class A carcinogen, and they are not entitled to protection
against discrimination as “addicts”.

It is anticipated that the promotion of Southeastern University as a beautiful, positive,
healthy campus community will increase interest in university enrollment. In general,
a Tobacco and Smoke Free Policy is seen as a positive move. Most businesses see increases
in revenue when they go tobacco free.

There are reasons why designated smoking areas have been found not to work mainly,
tobacco users don’t stay in designated areas, nor does second-hand smoke.
By eliminating smoking areas, SLUPD has agreed to issue citations with a fine to anyone
smoking within the confines of campus.

All University sponsored events will have the same policy. With active SELUPD enforcement
of the policy, anyone on campus violating the policy will be issued a citation, including
campus contract employees.

A complete list of tobacco and smoke free universities is available online here: http://www.no-smoke.org/pdf/smokefreecollegesuniversities.pdf
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This policy affects all Southeastern campuses and locations. It is the responsibility
of all locations to enforce the policy to the best of their ability. All locations
should work with the dean, director, or management to ensure they are as close to
compliance as possible. This policy does not apply to public rights-of-way (sidewalks,
streets) on the perimeter of any campus location.

Yes, interested individuals can call the University Counseling Center for Cessation
Services at 549-3894. Assistance will be provided in locating local cessation services
for those individuals who may prefer services closer to their residence.

E-cigarettes are nicotine delivery devices just like cigarettes and smokeless tobacco.
They operate by vaporizing the nicotine so that it is ready for inhalation. Electronic
cigarettes contain carcinogens and toxic chemicals according to the Food and Drug
Administration. France, Canada, Brazil, Panama, Uruguay, and Colombia prohibit the
use of e-cigarettes wherever a cigarette ban is in place. As of 2011, the FDA (Food
and Drug Administration) has ruled that e-cigarettes are not a medical or a cessation
device. They are a nicotine delivery system.

E-cigarettes are prohibited because the impact of their use on secondhand users is
not well studied yet. Tobacco is prohibited due to its harmful secondhand impact;
e-devices are also prohibited due to toxic substances, such as the propellants that
create the vapor in e-cigarettes, regardless of whether the devices also contain tobacco
or other drugs. Also, because these devices simulate tobacco use, from a distance
it is difficult to ascertain whether they are conventional cigarettes or hookahs or
electronic ones. This ambiguity compromises effective enforcement.

Lastly, electronic devices do contain tobacco or other drugs that are prohibited.

E-cigarettes are not approved by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a
nicotine replacement therapy or smoking cessation aid. There are other, approved,
methods of nicotine replacement to help people quit tobacco use and other nicotine
dependence.

• Environmental tobacco exposes bystanders to numerous harmful chemicals.
• Cigarette butts are the most littered item in the world. 1.7 billion pounds of cigarette
  butts are littered worldwide each day.
• Cigarette butts are a fire hazard, increase university maintenance expenses and
• can be eaten by dogs, birds and other animals.
• Filters are non-biodegradable and can take 5-10 years to decompose. Chemicals (e.g.
  hydrogen, cyanide, arsenic, etc.) in cigarette butts leak into the soil and water.