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Welcome to FIU University
Tobacco & Smoke Free University Website

For the health of our community, Florida International University will become a tobacco and smoke free university effective January 1, 2011.

Tobacco-Free Campus Overview

  • Tobacco and Smoke-Free Regulation (PDF)
  • FAQs (PDF)
  • Press Release (PDF)
  • Breathe Easy Flyer (PDF)

    • Resources for Tobacco Dependance

    Free On-Campus Resources

    Tobacco Dependence Groups
    Tobacco Maintenance Sessions
    Tobacco Cessation Consultations
    Tobacco Maintenance Consultations
    Mini Auricular Acupuncture Sessions

    Other On-Campus resources

    Reduced cost nicotine replacement
    Therapies such as patches or nicotine gum
    Reduced Cost Acupuncture Sessions

    Off-Campus & Online Resources

    State Employees Health Insurance Information.

    Florida Quitline: 1-877-U-CAN-NOW (1-877-822-6669)
    Offers free counseling, resources & coupons for nicotine replacement therapies

    Quit Smoking Now Program: (305)597-3640
    Miami-Dade AHEC offers free counseling, resources & support groups throughout Miami-Dade county

    Online Resources

    www.becomeanex.org- free interactive online program designed for tobacco users who want to quit
    www.smokefree.gov- free online services including a chat option to talk to a tobacco dependence specialist
    www.tobaccofreeflorida.com- free online assistance

    BEST Practices

  • U.S. Colleges and Universities with Smoke-Free Air Policies
  • Tobacco Research & Reports
  • ACHA Position Statement on Tobacco on College and University Campuses

    • Other Resources

  • Florida Quit Line
  • QuitNow Program - see what resources are available and covered by your insurance plan
  • The Center of Excellence for Tobacco-Free Campus Policy
  • American Lung Association
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention- Smoking & Tobacco

    • Tobacco Research & Data

  • Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco
  • Nicotine & Tobacco Research Oxford Journals
  • TReND- Tobacco Research Network on Disparities

    • For more information about on-campus resources or to schedule an appointment for any of these services please call:

    BBC: 305-919-5620 ext. 4
    MMC: 305-348-2401 ext. 5
    Or visit Studenthealth.fiu.edu

    Top 10 FIU Reasons for
    Going Smoke-free and Tobacco-free

    1. Improve the health of non-smokers
    2. Reduce the rates of preventable diseases and deaths among non-smokers from second-hand smoke
    3. Encourage faculty, student and staff smokers and tobacco users to make quit attempts
    4. Reduce the smoking rates among faculty, students and staff
    5. Reduce the number of workdays lost due to smoking
    6. Reduce the health care costs caused by smoking and second-hand smoke
    7. Encourage smokers to develop smoke-free homes/cars to benefit their family members
    8. Develop a healthier workforce
    9. Enhance FIU’s identity and public image as a health-promoting culture
    10. Join a global movement to develop tobacco-free colleges and universities

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