CTA Bulletin

The Clear the Air Bulletin is an educational forum for a variety of topics related to supporting a 100% smoke, tobacco, and vapor free campus.

Environmental Impact

• Advancing Environmental Health on Campus
  • During 2023-2025, tobacco, e-cigarette, and cannabis research was performed at CSUSM. See the results here!
• How To Safely Dispose of E-Cigarettes
  • Learn how to dispose of vapes and e-cigarettes appropriately and which locations will take the vapes and e-cigarette to dispose of them
• Tobacco Product Waste Sorting Guide
  • A guide for sorting tobacco, e-cigarette, and cannabis waste.
• Vapes are Not Easily Disposable 
  • Learn the harms of vape waste and lithium batteries and gain resources for vape disposal and vaping cessation.
• Vape Cessation Referral
  •  Vape cessation referral resources for anyone who would like to quit vaping.

Browse the CTA Bulletin posts to learn more:

• Digital Tools Can Help Smokers Quit for Good
  
  • Online resources that can help quit smoking or vaping for good, including mobile apps and texting support.
• Environmental Impact of Tobacco
  
  • Tobacco waste directly harms the environment that we live in.
• Health Benefits of Quitting Smoking
  • Learn about the immediate health benefits of quitting smoking.
• How to Comply with the Smoke and Tobacco Free Policy as a Smoker
  • Check out a few different ways to comply with the smoke and tobacco free policy by using tobacco alternatives on campus.
• How to Quit
  • Learn about counseling and medication to quit smoking or vaping
• Protect Yourself from COVID-19: Stop Smoking and Vaping Now
  
  • Three good reasons to stop smoking or vaping in the times of COVID-19, written by Elisa Tong, MD, University of California, Davis. 
• See the Live Map of submitted Clear the Air Tracker reports
  
  • Check out the live map of submitted Clear the Air Tracker reports on campus.
• Smoke and Vapor Free Program Impact
  
  • Cigarette litter has significantly decreased at CSUSM since becoming a smoke and vapor free campus.
• Vaping, Smoking, and COVID-19
  
  • Learn about how smoking and vaping increase risk of complications from COVID-19
• What to Do if a Student is Smoking or Vaping in Class
  
  • Faculty and staff members can enforce the smoke and tobacco free policy on campus by carrying out these four easy steps listed down below. This policy will help promote the health and well-being of all our students, faculty, and staff.