e-cigarettes

An e-cigarette or an electronic cigarette is a handheld battery-powered device that provides the simulation of smoking. The usage of an e-cigarette is also known as vaping. Other names for e-cigarettes are “e-cigs,” “vapes,” “e-hookas,”…

The University of Houston-Clear Lake (UHCL) officially implemented a campus-wide tobacco-free policy Aug. 1, 2018. In the year since the student-enforced policy went into effect, UHCL has seen a significant decline in on-campus smoking.

E-cigarettes have been raising confusion about the smoking policy since they project vapor rather than smoke.

Battery-operated cigarettes, also known as electronic cigarettes, are treated the same as traditional cigarettes on UHCL’s campus. Even though e-cigarettes emit a vapor instead of smoke, David Rachita, interim dean of students, reinforces…