Tobacco-Free Policy

Policy Category	Issuing Authority	Responsibility	Publication Date	Next Review Date
Risk Management & Security	Enterprise Risk Management	HealthierU	8/25/2025	8/25/2028

Policy Statement & Background:

Stony Brook University has a vital interest in maintaining a respectful, safe, healthy, and clean community for all students, employees, and visitors. In an effort to embrace such values, the University is committed to providing an environment that is tobacco-free and free from secondhand smoke.
Stony Brook University is committed to providing a tobacco-free environment for a number of reasons, including:

Promoting respect for others and the environment
Enhancing campus health and wellness
Complementing campus sustainability efforts
Lowering institutional costs that result from cleaning, maintenance, and damage caused by the use of tobacco products

Policy:

In keeping with the University's desire to provide a respectful, safe, healthy, and clean environment for all students, employees, and visitors, the use of tobacco products is not permitted at Stony Brook. No forms of tobacco use are allowed on University property. This includes all indoor and outdoor locations. The use of tobacco is also prohibited in all University vehicles, which includes buses, vans, cars, and trucks. The sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products is prohibited anywhere on University property, and tobacco advertisements must not be publicly displayed at the University. Stony Brook University Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved research is exempt from this policy.

Compliance

All students, faculty, staff, vendors, volunteers, and visitors are expected to comply with this policy.
University leaders, supervisors, and building managers are expected to support individuals that are seeking to become tobacco-free by making appropriate referrals and to inform/promote compliance in their area(s) of responsibility.
Notice of this policy will be posted throughout the University, as appropriate.

Education

The University acknowledges the addictive nature of tobacco and recognizes the extraordinary challenge of breaking its use. The University is committed to making every effort to assist and encourage those who struggle with tobacco use. Information on smoking/tobacco cessation, is available at:

Students

Student Health Services
1 Stadium Road
Stony Brook, NY 11794
(631) 632-6740
http://studentaffairs.stonybrook.edu/shs/

Center for Prevention and Outreach (CPO)
Stony Brook Union, Suite 108

Stony Brook, NY 11794
(631) 632-2748
https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/studentaffairs/cpo/

Employees

Healthier U
Social & Behavioral Sciences Building (SBS), N-708
Stony Brook, NY 11794

(631) 632-2944
https://www.stonybrook.edu/healthieru/

Anyone

New York State Smokers' Quitline
New York State Department of Health Tobacco Control Program
(866) NY-QUITS
(866) 697-8487
http://www.nysmokefree.com

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/

Definitions:

Tobacco: includes all tobacco and tobacco-derived products intended for human consumption, including, but not limited to: cigarettes (e.g., clove, bidis, kreteks), electronic cigarettes, cigars, cigarillos, hookah-smoked products, oral and smokeless tobacco (e.g., dip, chew, snuff, spit). This definition does not include any product that has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a tobacco cessation product.

Visitors: includes any person that visits the University and may include: alumni, contractors, guests, subcontractors, vendors, and volunteers.

Contact:

Additional information about this policy is available here:

Enterprise Risk Management

411 Administration Building

Stony Brook, NY 11794

(631) 632-9500