State of Tobacco Control 2024

Proven Policies to Prevent and Reduce Tobacco Use

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How does your state compare?

The 22nd annual American Lung Association "State of Tobacco Control" report evaluates states and the federal government on the proven-effective tobacco control laws and policies necessary to save lives. The report serves as a blueprint for what state and federal leaders need to do to eliminate the death and disease caused by tobacco use. In the report, the Lung Association assigns letter grades, A through F, to the state and federal policies best proven to prevent and reduce tobacco use.

This year's report highlights the failure of the Biden administration to finalize rules to end the sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. The Lung Association is extremely disappointed with the delay in enacting these life-saving rules. The report also shows states’ progress as well as stagnation on implementing policies to reduce tobacco use and help people end their addiction to tobacco.

State Grades

Grades for state report cards are based on five areas that have been proven to prevent and reduce tobacco use and save lives.
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Key Findings

The American Lung Association “State of Tobacco Control” Key Findings section discusses federal and state efforts to prevent and reduce tobacco use in 2023 and what policies need to be enacted in 2024.
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Federal Grades

See how the federal government scored in this year's “State of Tobacco Control” report.
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Get the print version of the 2024 State of Tobacco Control Report.

 

Methodology and Sources

Discusses in detail how federal and state grades for “State of Tobacco Control” are calculated and where information in the report is obtained from.

 

For the Media

Journalists can access press releases, experts available for interview, b-roll, downloadable print report, images and more.