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U of L Smoking Ban Begins Thursday 

The University of Louisville begins its program to go smoke free this week.

Starting Thursday, students will only be allowed to smoke in designated areas of its Belknap and Shelby campuses. Those areas will gradually be reduced until smoking is banned entirely in one year.

The University of Kentucky is wrapping up a similar program this week.

Some students at U of L have complained that the school has not followed through on its promise to provide resources to help smokers quit. Anti-smoking program director Patricia Benson says nicotine patches and gum are already available, and classes will be offered.

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