1 Death in 5 Is Because of Smoking

Smoking causes 1 in 5 deaths in the U.S. During the period from 1997 to 2001, cigarettes killed approximately 438,000 people in the U.S. yearly: 260,000 male deaths and 178,500 female ones. As for adults, their deaths were caused by ischemic stroke (87,000), pulmonary chronic obstructive disease (90,500) and lung cancer (124,000).

These statistics are a strong motive for taking measures in support of the tobacco tax increase and the development of anti-tobacco programs. But new studies show that the number of secondhand smokers is increasing yearly.

This website is the online version of SLATI (State Legislated Actions on Tobacco Issues), which controls state laws with regard to tobacco: prohibition on smoking in public places and work environments, tobacco taxes, etc. It is the only tool of this kind for tobacco control today that provides fresh information on the issue in all of the states. Find out more about SLATI here.

There are some reports and information on tobacco control laws and policies on this site. Read this information thoroughly and find out how to be involved in this fight for enforcing policies controlling tobacco manufacture and sale.