Smoke & Tobacco Free Campus

Within…

• 12 Hours: Blood oxygen levels increase as toxic levels of carbon monoxide leave the body.
• 48 Hours: The ability to taste and smell is improved.
• 3 Days: The body is now nicotine free. Watch out for those withdrawal symptoms like headaches, nausea, and anxiety.
• 2-12 Weeks: It’s easier to exercise without feeling winded.
• 1-9 Months: Lung function begins to improve.
• 5 Years: The risk of heart disease is reduced by 50%.

 Sources: 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2004)

• E-cigarette aerosol is not harmless water vapor. In addition to nicotine, e-cigarette aerosol can contain heavy metals, ultrafine particulates that can be inhaled deep into the lungs, and cancer causing agents like acrolein.
• E-cigarette aerosols also contain propylene glycol or glycerin and flavorings. Some e-cigarette manufacturers claim that the use of these ingredients is safe because they meet the FDA definition of “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS). However, GRAS status applies to ingestion of these ingredients (i.e., in food), not inhalation. The health effects of inhaling these substances, including from an e-cigarette, are unknown.
• Inhaling e-cigarette aerosol directly from the device or from secondhand aerosol that is exhaled by users is potentially harmful to health. Therefore, adult nontobacco users should not use e-cigarettes or be exposed to secondhand aerosol from these products.
• E-cigarettes are not an FDA-approved smoking cessation aid. The US Preventive Services Task Force, a group of health experts that makes recommendations about preventive health care, has concluded that evidence is insufficient to recommend e-cigarettes for smoking cessation in adults, including pregnant women.
• E-cigarettes increase risk of nicotine poisoning through intentional or accidental ingestion of e-cigarette liquid, absorption of e-cigarette liquid through the skin, or inhalation of e-cigarette aerosol.
• E-cigarette FAQ: http://www.newlung.org/downloads/E-cigarettes-Article.pdf

Sources:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2015), Surgeon General's Report: E-Cigarette Use Among Youth and Young Adults (2016)

Student Health Services

Cal Poly Pomona students who want assistance in stopping smoking may make an appointment with a Health Educator for individual cessation support, or a medical provider for a prescription for Nicotine Replacement therapy (fees apply). Appointments and counseling are free of charge to CPP students. Staff are not eligible for services at SHS.

Call (909) 869-4000 for an appointment or make an appointment online (only for appointments with clinicians).

Looking for information, "Quit Kits," or just want to talk to a peer about stress management or nutrition as you’re trying to quit? Visit the Wellness Center or call (909) 869- 5272 to schedule an appointment with a Peer Health Educator.

This is Quitting

The free “This is Quitting” app provides students with evidence-based quitting support alongside crowd-sourced advice and stories from other smokers. Access free quit smoking counseling 24/7 from the app, and read about updated medications to help you deal with tobacco cravings. Realistic, readable language makes this app ideal for teens and young adults.

Empathia

Empathia provides a confidential smoking cessation program of 6 sessions for Cal Poly Pomona employees. Contact Empathia at 1-800-367-7474 or log on to: www.mylifematters.com (password: pomona). For more information about this employee assistance, visit https://www.cpp.edu/benefits/health-benefits/eap.shtml.

CPP Smoke/Tobacco-Free Resources List

The  Resources List (PDF) provides resources for faculty, staff, and the general public who wish to stop smoking or using tobacco. Download a PDF copy of the list.

Medication for Quitting Smoking

New Lung - Free tobacco/smoking cessation classes are available to the CPP community through Anaheim Regional Medical Center, and free nicotine replacement patches are given to participants at completion. Classes address issues such as identifying triggers, developing coping skills, making lifestyle changes, creating a support system, and preventing a relapse. Call 1-800-NEWLUNG or visit their website for more information. These Orange County services are extended to all CPP students and employees through a partnership with Anaheim Regional Medical Center.

The California Smokers Helpline

The California Smokers' Helpline is a telephone program that can help you quit smoking. Helpline services are free, funded by the California Department of Public Health and by First 5 California. Call 1-800-NO-BUTTS or visit https://www.nobutts.org/ for local referrals, telephone counseling, and information about free nicotine replacement patches for qualifying individuals.

Local Cessation & Education Services by County:

• • Los Angeles County (pdf)
  • Riverside County (pdf)
  • San Bernardino County (pdf)
  • Orange County (pdf)

Tobacco Education Handouts

Learn more about cessation medications:

• • Nicotine Patches fact sheet (pdf)
  • Nicotine gum fact sheet (pdf)
  • Nicotine inhaler fact sheet (pdf)
  • Nicotine Lozenge fact sheet (pdf)
  • Zyban fact sheet (pdf)
  • Chantix fact sheet (pdf)

Freedom from Smoking Online

The American Lung Association has built an online program designed for adults who wish to quit smoking. The program includes modules with lessons that contain valuable information and assignments that reinforce the lesson's message and your commitment to quit.

• • Visit the Freedom from Smoking Online website
  • Visit the American Lung Association website

Become an Ex

Sponsored by the national non-profit American Legacy Foundation in partnership with the Mayo Clinic, becomeanex.org helps smokers "re-learn life without cigarettes" through a plan based on scientific research and practical advice from ex-smokers.

• • Visit the Become an Ex website

SmokeFree.gov

Created by the Tobacco Control Research Branch of the National Cancer Institute, the website provides free, accurate, evidence-based information and professional assistance to help support the immediate and long-term needs of people trying to quit smoking.

• • Visit SmokeFree.gov
  • Download the Clearing the Air: Quit Smoking Today brochure (PDF)
  • The National Cancer Institute’s Skip the Dip webpage lists tips for quitting smokeless tobacco/dip, including dealing with triggers, managing cravings and handling mood changes.
  • SmokefreeTXT is a mobile service designed for young adults across the United States. SmokefreeTXT was created to provide 24/7 encouragement, advice, and tips to help smokers stop smoking for good. The program has a proven track record of success: after one month, 17% of NCI's text program users reported that they had quit smoking and 11% were able to stay quit through 6 months. Visit SmokefreeTXT to sign up
  • SmokefreeVET SmokefreeVET is a mobile text messaging service for military veterans who receive their health care through VA. Like SmokefreeTXT, it provides 24/7 support, tips, and encouragement to Veterans interested in quitting smoking. SmokefreeVET is a collaboration between VHA Tobacco & Health and the National Cancer Institute's Tobacco Control Research Branch. Visit SmokefreeVET to sign up

Committed Quitters

Presented by GlaxoSmithKline, Committedquitters.com stop smoking program is for smokers who wish to use GSK's Nicorette and NicoDerm CQ products.

• • Visit the Committed Quitters website

Tobacco Education Clearinghouse of California

The TECC produces low cost educational material covering tobacco use prevention, secondhand smoke exposure and smoking cessation.

• • Visit the TECC website

Quitnet

Conceived of by Nathan Cobb, M.D. when he was a smoking-cessation counselor at a Boston clinic, Quitnet was formed in 2000 and has a membership of about 60,000 ex-smokers and smokers looking to quit.

• • Visit the Quitnet website

TobaccoFreeCA

The website for the California Tobacco Control Program, the longest-running comprehensive tobacco control program in the nation. CTCP's mission is to improve the health of all Californians by reducing illness and premature death from the use of tobacco products.

• • Visit TobaccoFreeCA
  • See the full list of resources

American Cancer Society

The American Cancer Society website contains tips on staying away from tobacco as well as information on links between tobacco and cancer.

• • Visit the American Cancer Society website

Cal Poly Pomona prohibits the use, possession or sale of marijuana on campus property, including residential facilities. All CSU campuses are held to two federal laws: the Drug-Free Schools and Community Act and the Drug-Free Workplace Act, which require the university to prohibit all illegal drugs in order to receive federal funding (financial aid, work study, and federal grants). Marijuana is still illegal under Federal law. Thus, the use and possession of marijuana in any form or amount violates the Cal Poly Pomona AOD Policy and the CSU Student Conduct Code.  The California Compassionate Use Act and Proposition 64 does not apply at the California State University or Cal Poly Pomona.

 Cal Poly Pomona students who want assistance in stopping use of marijuana and tobacco may make an appointment with a Health Educator for individual cessation support. Appointments and counseling are free of charge to CPP students Call (909) 869-5272 for an appointment.

• Cal Poly Pomona employees seeking assistants may contact Empathia at 1-800-367-7474 or log on to: www.mylifematters.com (password: pomona).
• For more information about this employee assistance, visit https://www.cpp.edu/benefits/health-benefits/eap.shtml.

Reducing smoke and tobacco use is central to Cal Poly Pomona's shared community values of environmental protection and sustainability.

How does tobacco impact the environment?

• The environmental impact of tobacco far extends beyond the effects of smoke released into the air by tobacco products when consumed. One must consider tobacco’s role in deforestation, climate change, and waste produced to capture the tobacco industry’s full impact on the environment.
• To make cigarettes, tobacco leaves need to be dried, often done by burning wood for as long as 7 days.
• An estimated 11.4 million metric tons of wood are required annually for tobacco curing (34) (see Box 1), and this process destroys 494,000 acres of forest every year.
• After the tobacco is produced, more wood is needed to create rolling paper and packaging for the tobacco products.
• Desertification from tobacco cultivation has been observed in numerous countries, including Jordan, India, Cuba, and Brazil.
• Environmental and societal harms place a disproportionate burden on low and middle-income communities. Many farmers and government officials see tobacco as a cash crop; however, the short-term cash benefits of the crop are offset by long-term consequences of increased food insecurity, frequent sustained farmers’ debt, illness and poverty among farm workers, and widespread environmental damage.
• Learn More: World Health Organization’s Tobacco and its environmental impact: an overview (2017)

What is the impact of cigarette butts in the environment?

• Cigarette butts never fully decompose and are the most commonly littered item in the U.S. and the world.
• The chemicals and additives from the cigarette butts can end up in our rivers and lakes and be toxic to marine life.

What is the impact of tobacco production?

• When grown in low income countries (like Malawi, Ghana and Cambodia), tobacco contributes to undernourishment because it takes up land that can no longer be used to grow food.

Adapted From
Action on Smoking & Health (2009). Tobacco and the Environment http://www.ash.org.uk/files/documents/ASH_127.pdf

World Health Organization (2012). Tobacco Free Initiative: Environmental Issues http://www.who.int/tobacco/research/economics/rationale/environment/en/index.html

Deforestation Poster: http://www.newlung.org/downloads/8.5x11word-flyer.pdf

Cigarette Butts Impact on the Environment infographic: http://www.humanresponsenetwork.org/Page.asp?NavID=89

Reducing second-hand smoke and tobacco products from learning environments is key to the health of our community.

What's the Risk?

• Because their bodies are developing, infants and young children are especially vulnerable to the poisons in secondhand smoke.1
• Both babies whose mothers smoke while pregnant and babies who are exposed to secondhand smoke after birth are more likely to die from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) than babies who are not exposed to cigarette smoke.1,2
• Mothers who are exposed to secondhand smoke while pregnant are more likely to have lower birth weight babies, which makes babies weaker and increases the risk for many health problems.1
• Babies whose mothers smoke while pregnant or who are exposed to secondhand smoke after birth have weaker lungs than other babies, which increases the risk for many health problems.1,2
• Secondhand smoke exposure causes acute lower respiratory infections such as bronchitis and pneumonia in infants and young children.1,2
• Secondhand smoke exposure causes children who already have asthma to experience more frequent and severe attacks.1,2
• Secondhand smoke exposure causes respiratory symptoms, including cough, phlegm, wheezing, and breathlessness, among school-aged children.1,2
• Children exposed to secondhand smoke are at increased risk for ear infections and are more likely to need an operation to insert ear tubes for drainage.1,2
• Source: https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/secondhand_smoke/children-home/index.htm
• Second hand smoke contains even more chemicals than smoke inhaled by someone smoking. That is over 7,000 chemicals.
• Almost 50,000 deaths a year are linked to second hand smoke.

Sources:
Surgeon General’s Report (2012). A Report of the Surgeon General; Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults.http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/sgr/2012/consumer_booklet/pdfs/consumer.pdf\

Effects of Second Hand Smoke on Pets

• Smoking is not only tough on you, your friends and family; it’s also tough on your pets.
• Pets can end up eating cigarette butts and breathing in second hand smoke.
• Toxic particles from smoke stay on carpets and furniture, which can cling to your pet’s skin and fur.
• Smoke exposure can lead to breathing problems, allergies, diarrhea, and many forms of cancer.

Sources:
Canadian Cancer Society (2012).
Second-hand smoke hurts the ones you love.
www.mc.uky.edu

Smoking & Pets Poster: http://www.newlung.org/downloads/8.5x11friend-flyer.pdf

Effects of Second Hand Smoke on Children

• The combination of smoke from the lit end of a cigarette and the smoke exhaled by someone smoking.

How much is too much?

• Second hand smoke immediately affects the heart, blood vessels, and circulation in harmful ways.
• Even brief exposure can set the cancer process in motion, and just one hour of exposure can increase stiffness in arteries.

What about second hand vapor?

• Exhaled vapor is a mixture of water, propylene glycol, nicotine, and some cancer-causing agents.
• Few studies have tested the health effects of second hand vapor, however, one study found that vapor increased the amount of particulate matter in indoor air. This is concerning because these fine particles can reach deep into the lungs and potentially cause respiratory irritation and difficulty breathing.

“Smoke Free” means the use of cigarettes, pipes, cigars, and other “smoke” emanating products including e-cigarettes, vapor devices and other like products are prohibited on all University properties.

Tobacco products include all of the following:

• A product containing, made or derived from tobacco or nicotine that is intended for human consumption, whether smoked, heated, chewed, absorbed, dissolved, inhaled, snorted, sniffed, or ingested by any other means, including, but not limited to cigarettes, cigars, little cigars, chewing tobacco, pipe tobacco, and snuff.
• An electronic device that delivers nicotine or other vaporized liquids to the person inhaling from the device, including, but not limited to, an electronic cigarette, cigar, pipe, or hookah.
• Any component, part, accessory of a tobacco product, whether or not sold separately.

“Tobacco product” does not include a product that has been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for sale as a tobacco cessation product or for other therapeutic purposes where the product is market and sold solely for such an approved purpose.

E-cigarettes have become increasingly popular, though much about the risks associated with them is unknown. Even though some users state that these devices have helped them reduce or quit smoking traditional cigarettes and helped to reduce their nicotine addiction, there is currently little evidence that e-cigarettes or vaporizers can help you quit smoking.

Neither e-cigarettes nor vaporizers are FDA approved "quit smoking" aids. If the manufacturers wanted to make this claim, they would have to adhere to specific FDA standards and clinical trials. They have yet to apply for such status. Aside from being addictive, nicotine itself is toxic to humans. The nicotine vapor in e-cigarettes and vaporizers may send a more concentrated dose of nicotine into user’s body. Choosing a lower “juice” or fluid isn't necessarily a reliable way to decrease nicotine intake as these substances are not standardized or guaranteed to contain the chemicals they advertise. FDA tests have found that similarly labeled e-cigarette cartridges released widely varying levels of nicotine per puff and that even cartridges labeled as nicotine free still contained nicotine. Another concern is that e-cigarettes and vaporizers contain toxic contaminants in the fluid and/or vapor. The short term and long term consequences of inhaling these chemicals has yet to be determined.

• Smokeless tobacco spit is considered a biohazard and contains at least 24 carcinogenic chemicals.
• Spit tobacco often creates unwanted hazardous waste and byproducts, which then requires disposal by campus maintenance staff members.
• A dip of smokeless tobacco typically contains 3-5 times more nicotine than a cigarette. Research shows that smokers have difficulty switching from cigarettes to smokeless tobacco. Instead, many become dual users of both cigarettes and smokeless products – increasing the addiction.
• Smokeless tobacco use is a precursor to cigarette use. Specifically, adolescents who use smokeless tobacco are more likely to become cigarette smokers according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
• Environmental concerns. Smokeless tobacco still uses the same tobacco manufacturing methods that cause deforestation, soil erosion, and poverty.

Hookah pipes (also known as water pipes, shisha) have a reputation for being the lesser of evils when it comes to smokingoptions, and from certain perspectives, this is true. Smoking a hookah doesn't have to mean smoking tobacco or taking innicotine, which are common substances associated with smoking. But hookah smoking does have its own dangers — combustedcharcoal — which carries health risks even when non-tobaccoshisha is used.

When charcoal is burned to create the hookah effect, it releases chemicals in the process, namely carbon monoxide (CO) and polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAH). In addition to inhaling byproducts of the shisha, waterpipe smokers also inhale fairly large quantities of these combustionrelated toxins — a hidden health risk associated with hookah smoking, even for non-tobacco shisha.

Effective September 1, 2017, the all California State University campuses shall be 100% Smoke Free and Tobacco Free. The use of designated smoking areas are prohibited. Overall, designated smoking areas have many more disadvantages than benefits.

A study from Stanford University found that in outdoor designated areas with multiple smokers, levels of toxic air contaminants from secondhand smoke may be the same or higher than indoors, therefore, creating a hazardous environment to individuals standing in or around these areas. Additionally, secondhand smoke is proven to travel outside of designated areas; distance depends on wind strength and direction. Designated areas have also been found to encourage tobacco use by creating a social environment for daily and non-daily tobacco users. By increasing the number of individuals smoking in one area, students are more likely to believe that more people smoke than actually do. This misperception affects the norm of smoking on campus and may also contribute to increased tobacco use. Finally, designated areas are often heavily littered and smell of toxic tobacco waste.

The communications plan will include but is not limited to:

• Notification of policy to current and prospective students and employees through communication available on University websites;
• Notification during the admission and enrollment process and/or during new hire orientation for faculty and staff;
• Informational meetings, postings, and electronic notifications
• Campus signage
• Various print and digital media
• Social media platforms
• Communications to outside groups using CPP facilities
• Contracts/Agreements
• Media exposure on and off campus

Compliance is grounded in an informed and educated campus community. The success of this policy depends on the thoughtfulness, civility and cooperation of all members of the campus community, including visitors.

Members of the CSU community are individually responsible to comply with the creation of a systemwide smoke and tobacco free environment. (To see more details in the policy, click here)

The plan to support individual compliance includes:

• Educational Pamphlet/Flyer
• Cards for distribution that include information on the Smoke/Tobacco-Free policy and cessation resources
• Cessation resource to support quitting for students and employees
• Smokefree website and social media platforms

Faculty, staff, and students who see individuals smoking on University properties may respectfully inform these individuals of the University policy prohibiting smoking/tobacco use anywhere on University properties.

However, hostile and/or violent interpersonal conduct directed against members of the CSU community requesting that an individual(s) comply regarding compliance with the terms of this executive order will not be tolerated, and will be enforced under systemwide or campus policies, including but not limited to workplace violence policies.

No. The policy prohibits smoking and using tobacco products on all CSU properties, but individuals are not required to quit. While quitting is not required, one goal of the systemwide smoke and tobacco free policy is to increase knowledge and utilization of available cessation resources in order to improve the health and well-being of our community. Environmental policy is a key public health intervention to promote behavior change over time by redirecting available resources, shifting cultural and social norms, and increasing public awareness of wellness issues. 

Cal Poly Pomona is committed to supporting our community to reduce or stop using tobacco products.

Student Health Services

Cal Poly Pomona students who want assistance in stopping smoking may make an appointment with a Health Educator for individual cessation support, or a medical provider for a prescription for Nicotine Replacement therapy (fees apply). Appointments and counseling are free of charge to CPP students. Staff are not eligible for services at SHS.

Call (909) 869-4000 for an appointment or make an appointment online (only for appointments with clinicians).

Looking for information, "Quit Kits," or just want to talk to a peer about stress management or nutrition as you’re trying to quit? Visit the Wellness Center or call (909) 869- 5272 to schedule an appointment with a Peer Health Educator.

This is Quitting

The free “This is Quitting” app provides students with evidence-based quitting support alongside crowd-sourced advice and stories from other smokers. Access free quit smoking counseling 24/7 from the app, and read about updated medications to help you deal with tobacco cravings. Realistic, readable language makes this app ideal for teens and young adults.

Empathia

Empathia provides a confidential smoking cessation program of 6 sessions for Cal Poly Pomona employees. Contact Empathia at 1-800-367-7474 or log on to: www.mylifematters.com (password: pomona). For more information about this employee assistance, visit https://www.cpp.edu/benefits/health-benefits/eap.shtml.

Medication for Quitting Smoking

New Lung - Free tobacco/smoking cessation classes are available to the CPP community through Anaheim Regional Medical Center, and free nicotine replacement patches are given to participants at completion. Classes address issues such as identifying triggers, developing coping skills, making lifestyle changes, creating a support system, and preventing a relapse. Call 1-800-NEWLUNG or visit their website for more information. These Orange County services are extended to all CPP students and employees through a partnership with Anaheim Regional Medical Center.

The California Smokers Helpline

The California Smokers' Helpline is a telephone program that can help you quit smoking. Helpline services are free, funded by the California Department of Public Health and by First 5 California. Call 1-800-NO-BUTTS or visit https://www.nobutts.org/ for local referrals, telephone counseling, and information about free nicotine replacement patches for qualifying individuals.

Local Cessation & Education Services by County:

• • Los Angeles County (pdf)
  • Riverside County (pdf)
  • San Bernardino County (pdf)
  • Orange County (pdf)

Tobacco Education Handouts

Learn more about cessation medications:

• • Nicotine Patches fact sheet (pdf)
  • Nicotine gum fact sheet (pdf)
  • Nicotine inhaler fact sheet (pdf)
  • Nicotine Lozenge fact sheet (pdf)
  • Zyban fact sheet (pdf)
  • Chantix fact sheet (pdf)

Freedom from Smoking Online

The American Lung Association has built an online program designed for adults who wish to quit smoking. The program includes modules with lessons that contain valuable information and assignments that reinforce the lesson's message and your commitment to quit.

• • Visit the Freedom from Smoking Online website
  • Visit the American Lung Association website

Become an Ex

Sponsored by the national non-profit American Legacy Foundation in partnership with the Mayo Clinic, becomeanex.org helps smokers "re-learn life without cigarettes" through a plan based on scientific research and practical advice from ex-smokers.

• • Visit the Become an Ex website

SmokeFree.gov

Created by the Tobacco Control Research Branch of the National Cancer Institute, the website provides free, accurate, evidence-based information and professional assistance to help support the immediate and long-term needs of people trying to quit smoking.

• • Visit SmokeFree.gov
  • Download the Clearing the Air: Quit Smoking Today brochure (PDF)
  • The National Cancer Institute’s Skip the Dip webpage lists tips for quitting smokeless tobacco/dip, including dealing with triggers, managing cravings and handling mood changes.
  • SmokefreeTXT is a mobile service designed for young adults across the United States. SmokefreeTXT was created to provide 24/7 encouragement, advice, and tips to help smokers stop smoking for good. The program has a proven track record of success: after one month, 17% of NCI's text program users reported that they had quit smoking and 11% were able to stay quit through 6 months. Visit SmokefreeTXT to sign up
  • SmokefreeVET SmokefreeVET is a mobile text messaging service for military veterans who receive their health care through VA. Like SmokefreeTXT, it provides 24/7 support, tips, and encouragement to Veterans interested in quitting smoking. SmokefreeVET is a collaboration between VHA Tobacco & Health and the National Cancer Institute's Tobacco Control Research Branch. Visit SmokefreeVET to sign up

Committed Quitters

Presented by GlaxoSmithKline, Committedquitters.com stop smoking program is for smokers who wish to use GSK's Nicorette and NicoDerm CQ products.

• • Visit the Committed Quitters website

Tobacco Education Clearinghouse of California

The TECC produces low cost educational material covering tobacco use prevention, secondhand smoke exposure and smoking cessation.

• • Visit the TECC website

Quitnet

Conceived of by Nathan Cobb, M.D. when he was a smoking-cessation counselor at a Boston clinic, Quitnet was formed in 2000 and has a membership of about 60,000 ex-smokers and smokers looking to quit.

• • Visit the Quitnet website

TobaccoFreeCA

The website for the California Tobacco Control Program, the longest-running comprehensive tobacco control program in the nation. CTCP's mission is to improve the health of all Californians by reducing illness and premature death from the use of tobacco products.

• • Visit TobaccoFreeCA
  • See the full list of resources

American Cancer Society

The American Cancer Society website contains tips on staying away from tobacco as well as information on links between tobacco and cancer.

• • Visit the American Cancer Society website

Smoke/tobacco use may be permitted under the following circumstances:

• Smoking in university-sponsored theater and dance productions, student-authored or sponsored scenes, showcases or workshops produced as part of the department of theatre as well as ceremonial campus events may be authorized by the President or designee only when a required part of a specific performance. This includes smoking and/or tobacco use for traditional ceremonial activities of recognized cultural and/or religious groups.
• The use of nicotine cessation products regulated by the United States Food and Drug Administration for treating nicotine or tobacco dependencies is permitted under the terms of this executive order.
• Institutional Review Board approved research on tobacco or tobacco-related products.

For comments or questions regarding this policy, members of the campus community and the community at large are encouraged to visit the Cal Poly Pomona smoke free policy werbsite at https://www.cpp.edu/ehs/environmental-safety/smoke-free.shtml.