{"id":724,"date":"2023-08-11T15:01:14","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T15:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/healthservices\/?page_id=724"},"modified":"2023-08-14T15:53:55","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T15:53:55","slug":"smoke-and-vape-free-campus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.www.wcsu.edu\/healthservices\/smoke-and-vape-free-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Smoke and Vape Free Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.www.wcsu.edu\/healthservices\/smoke-and-vape-free-campus\/wcsu-with-sheild\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-726\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-726 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.www.wcsu.edu\/healthservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2023\/08\/WCSU-with-sheild-300x67.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"385\" height=\"86\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.www.wcsu.edu\/healthservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2023\/08\/WCSU-with-sheild-300x67.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/staging.www.wcsu.edu\/healthservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2023\/08\/WCSU-with-sheild.jpeg 459w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 385px) 100vw, 385px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;font-size: 18pt;color: #003366\">WCSU has committed to being a smoke and vape free campus as of June 30th, 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #003366\"><span style=\"color: #000080\">We have partnered with<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;text-decoration: underline\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff6600;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/truthinitiative.org\/\">The Truth Initiative <\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080\">t<\/span><span style=\"color: #000080\">o support and encourage our community to move in a health-focused direction by encouraging the cessation of all nicotine products, particularly cigarettes and vapes.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">A link to the new policy can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.www.wcsu.edu\/healthservices\/smoke-and-vape-free-campus\/wcsu-tobacco-and-vape-free-policy-final-draft-aug2023\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-733\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>HERE.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #000080\">The purpose of this policy is not punitive, but to encourage our community to make steps towards leading a more healthful, substance-free life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #000080\">If you need help quitting, there are options!<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #000080\">Text DitchVape to 88709 or QUITNOW to 333888<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #000080\">Call 1-800-QUIT-NOW<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #000080\"><a style=\"color: #000080\" href=\"https:\/\/smokefree.gov\/tools-tips\/apps\/quitstart\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>quitSTART<\/strong><\/span> <\/a>and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/smokefree.gov\/tools-tips\/apps\/quitguide\">QuitGuide<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>are apps available for download (free)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #003366\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;text-decoration: underline\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff6600;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"http:\/\/thetruth.com\">TheTruth.com<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080\"> is a website with real information about vaping&#8217;s effects on the body and mental health<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #000080\">Call WCSU CHOICES office (203) 837- 8899 or Health Services (203) 837-8594<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #000080\">Quit-Kits are available free of charge to any student needing help quitting!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WCSU has committed to being a smoke and vape free campus as of June 30th, 2023. &nbsp; 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