The University of Mississippi’s smoking policy may see some changes in the future. The Associated Student Body has a survey link on their Facebook page asking students about the issues with smoking. While some students are in favor of a smoke-free campus, others are not. One of the main issues is that certain groups of smokers do not smoke in the designated areas. The other main issue is that the University Police Department has a hard time enforcing the smoking policy. Because of these issues, some students have been pushing for a smoke-free campus.
Smoking has been proven to show increases in coronary heart disease, respiratory disease, and lung cancer. It is the leading cause of deaths with about 450,000 people dying a year in America. College aged students have the highest smoking rate in America with 32.7 percent. Nothing is certain on whether or not smoking will be removed from the Ole Miss campus, but steps are starting to be made in that direction.
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