As a non-smoker, I am in full support of the ban on tobacco at five East Tennessee Hospital campuses. (DNJ, Jan. 2)
I do not have actual statistics to quote, but we all know the dangers involved with the consumption of tobacco products. Unfortunately for those users, the tobacco manufacturers have done everything within their powers to keep them addicted.
With all of that said, I feel the hospitals are headed in the right direction, but should take it another step further. We are also aware of the health risks associated with obesity and unhealthy eating habits. Unwholesome foods and drinks of all kinds should be removed from the facilities too. I realize this opens the debate of what is and is not healthy. But if a hospital is going to the extremes of eliminating all uses of tobacco by its employees and patrons, then this would be the next logical action to take.
Susanna Cline
Campfire Drive
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