Cigarette Smoking Ban - How Smoke Free Is Your State?
[ Posted in: Second Hand Smoke, Cigarette Smoking, Smoking Ban on January 15th, 2009 ]
The American Lung Association graded the states’ commitment levels to smoking bans and cigarette taxes in its annual ‘State of Tobacco Control’.
The ALA assigned grades to the states based on a smoking ban in workplaces and public places, levying cigarette taxes, and funding prevention campaigns.
Because tobacco use is a major contributor to death and disease in an era when chronic disease and healthcare costs are growing at an alarming rate, "The thing to do is avoid disease altogether," says Chuck Connor, president and CEO of the ALA.
23 states and D.C. have a comprehensive array of laws to keep the air in those states’ smoke free.
Every tobacco company, in an effort to keep nicotine users hooked, is now promoting smokeless tobacco products that deliver a hit of the drug that makes cigarettes addictive, noted the ALA in this year’s report.
Below, I list all states by grade for smoke free air:
Arizona
A
California
A
Colorado
A
Delaware
A
District of Columbia
A
Hawaii
A
Illinois
A
Iowa
A
Maine
A
Maryland
A
Massachusetts
A
Minnesota
A
New Jersey
A
New Mexico
A
New York
A
Ohio
A
Oregon
A
Rhode Island
A
Utah
A
Vermont
A
Washington
A
Arkansas
B
Florida
B
Idaho
B
Louisiana
B
Nevada
B
Connecticut
C
Georgia
C
North Dakota
C
Pennsylvania
C
Tennessee
C
New Hampshire
D
Oklahoma
D
Alabama
F
Alaska
F
Indiana
F
Kansas
F
Kentucky
F
Michigan
F
Mississippi
F
Missouri
F
North Carolina
F
South Carolina
F
South Dakota
F
Texas
F
Virginia
F
West Virginia
F
Wisconsin
F
Wyoming
F
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April 8th, 2010 at
Alot of people smoke around our apartments.I find it very rude.They kill,puppies,dogs, people,babies,and kids.WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE!Even people who I trusted for a long time do this addicting thing.AND IT DOES NOT CALM DOWN OUR NERVES!MAKE ‘EM ILLIGAL! ILL TELL YOU WHAT CALMS DOWN YOUR NERVES PUTING THAT CIGARETTE DOWN ON THE FLOOR!MAKE THEM ILLIGAL PLEASE!You may not care but they kill your family and friends.If you dont care,fine.Have fun dying at your own deathbed.