Fewer butts means less smoking on campuses with tobacco-free policies

Tuesday, December 20, 2011 - 08:31 in Mathematics & Economics

(Medical Xpress) -- A University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study reveals that fewer cigarette butts are being found on college campuses since new policies banning tobacco use were adopted, suggesting that restricting tobacco use on school property effectively reduces smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke.  

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