Fortunately, the percentage of Americans that smoke has decreased and is still decreasing every year. In contrast to this statistic, more specifically speaking, the percentage of smoking students has been on the rise for the past ten years. The problem is not confined to public universities alone. No, the issue surrounds both private and public institutions. It is not limited to one gender or cultural group but affects both religious and secular institution, two and four year colleges, large and small universities, and schools in urban and rural areas.First year students are thrown into a big, new environment, away from home, and are free to choose their own lifestyle. They are presented with many opportunities to make risky decisions. The decisions students make in college mold and shape their past lives into new life patterns that will define who they become. This is why college smoking is an issue with such a priority level. However, despite this great need for change, universities have not successfully devised a program to eraditcate the problem. The rise in tobacco use has not been accredited to one cause. It is due a number of variables, some of which have not been realized, making it that much more difficult to create an effective prevention program. Universities have done research on the matter and it suggest that "one of the issues that must be taken into account in studying this population is the growing cultural diversity of our college campuses. Cultural as well as gender differences in smoking habits have been repeatedly found. This suggests that different groups of people might have different reasons for smoking." Universities have launched new projects to try and eradicate the ideals students have on smoking and research shows that within the next decade, the percentage increase could be reversed to a decline.
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