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Student Health Services offers one-on-one tobacco cessation services to students who are thinking about or have decided to quit using tobacco. These services include cigarette, smokeless tobacco, cigar and other types of tobacco users.
The number of students who use tobacco at OSU has steadily increased over the years. In 2006, 2.4% of OSU students smoked cigarettes every day, 2.9% smoked in the last 10-29 days, 10.4% smoked in the last 1-9 days and 16.1% had smoked, but not in the last 30 days.
It is the policy of Oregon State University that students, faculty, staff and visitors are entitled to and will be provided smoke-free areas in which to study, work, teach, conduct research, transact business, and otherwise participate in university activities indoors.
(1) Smoking or carrying any lighted smoking device is prohibited within enclosed university facilities, including but not limited to offices, reception areas, laboratories, lavatories, classrooms, stairwells, hallways, lobbies, meeting rooms, gymnasiums, elevators and storage rooms.
(2) Smoking shall not occur:
a. Within a reasonable distance, not to be less than ten feet of any entrance of any enclosed area where smoking is prohibited or of any enclosed areas where smoking is prohibited or of any service line that extends out of doors; or
b. In any other area where a smoking prohibition is posted.
(3) Smoking is prohibited is Reser Stadium except in designated areas.
For complete Oregon Administrative Rules (OARs) regarding smoking on campus visit:
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/rules/OARS_500/OAR_576/576_040.html
Smoking or carrying any lighted smoking device is prohibited within enclosed university facilities.
