We are a Smoke-Free Campus
Clovis Community College is a Smoke-Free Campus. Smoking, vaping, and tobacco use is prohibited on campus.
Why? It’s about Health
Our smoke and tobacco-free policy promote a culture of health and wellness on campus by:
- eliminating student, employee, and visitor exposure to secondhand smoke
- helping to deter young adults from starting tobacco and/or e-cigarette use
- helping to motivate smokers and vapers to cut back and/or quit
Take our free 30-minute Canvas Mini-Course "Facts about Vaping" to review some early research findings regarding e-cigarettes
It's about Social Justice
Big tobacco has historically targeted certain age groups and populations in their tobacco promotion and advertising efforts. These populations are at higher risk of using tobacco/e-cigarettes and suffering negative health consequences. They include:
- Teens and young adults (99 percent of smokers start before the age of 26).
- low socioeconomic status (75% of smokers are from lower-income communities)
- First-generation college attendees
- Students of color
It's not about Punishing Smokers/Vapers
We understand that this policy will be a hardship for smokers/vapers. Because of this, we are working to provide services that can help diminish discomfort for smokers/vapers while on campus. Nicotine replacement products, "quit kits", and help in accessing many free online, text, and app services to help you to decrease use or to quit are available in the Health Services office. We also offer psychological services to assist you in planning and developing strategies to help decrease discomfort while on campus and/or increase success in quitting efforts.
Nicotine addiction is very difficult to overcome. Any decrease in frequency or amount of use, even for one day, should be considered a success. Those who have kicked the habit report multiple attempts before succeeding.
Free resources for quitting smoking/vaping
Evidence-based apps:
Texting Programs:
- This is Quitting - Text "DITCHVAPE" to 88709
- Kickit California - Text "Quit Smoking" to 66819
- Kickit California - Text "Quit Vaping" to 66819
- smokefreeTXT – Text "START" to 47848
Online:
- https://www.becomeanex.org
- https://kickitca.org
- https://truthinitiative.org/thisisquitting
- https://smokefree.gov
Phone:
- Kickit California: 1-800-300-8086 for free telephone counseling at any time.