HomeNewsUM Tobacco Ban Yields Only 3 Referrals Since Becoming Mandatory Jan 1
February 13, 2012 The University of Maine’s Tobacco-Free Campus Initiative has been a mandatory policy since the beginning of the semester. But since Jan. 1, the ban has caused only three referrals for cigarette use, according to David Fiacco, director of Community Standards, Rights and Responsibilities.
“We think it’s going very well,” said Dean of Students Robert Dana. “There’s been another substantial decline in smoking-related behaviors.” The updated policy introduced stricter enforcement and mandatory compliance. Dana said more students and faculty have been asking for help quitting tobacco products. “That was sort of the plan from the public health perspective,” Dana said. “We expected people probably would be fully invested in the change process. “We hoped that people would come forward if they needed some help,” he continued. “It seems to be working.”
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