Tobacco Policy Reports and Resources

See below for Lung Association reports and interactive websites on key tobacco control issues.

  • American Lung Association’s State of Tobacco Control
    Does your state make the grade? View our State of Tobacco Control report interactive website to find out.
  • State Legislated Actions on Tobacco Issues (SLATI)
    Need detailed information on state tobacco control laws and policies? Check out our State Legislated Actions on Tobacco Issues (SLATI) interactive website.
  •  Helping Smokers Quit: State Cessation Coverage
    Helping Smokers Quit 2010Smokers need help to quit, and some states are leading the way in helping them quit, while others lag behind. Read this report to find out what cessation treatments are covered in your state.
  • State Tobacco Cessation Coverage Database
    States can help smokers quit by providing stop-smoking treatments through Medicaid programs, state employee health benefit programs and quitlines. The State Tobacco Cessation Coverage Database tracks coverage policies and details for each state and the District of Columbia.
  • Smoking Cessation: the Economic Benefits
    We know that when states help smokers quit, they can save lives. Our joint report with Penn State University shows it can also save states money. View our website to see how much money your state could save.
  • Hookah Smoking: A Growing Threat to Public Health Policy Brief
    Is hookah smoking as harmless as people think? Read this policy brief to find out and see what can be done to slow down this growing threat to public health.
  • Tobacco-free Colleges List
    Listing of colleges and universities that prohibit smoking and all forms of tobacco use everywhere on campus.
  • Big Tobacco on Campus report – September 2008 Big Tobacco on Campus
    College students are falling victim to aggressive tobacco industry marketing tactics as one in five continue to smoke, according to a recent American Lung Association report that looks at tobacco use and policies on college and university campuses.
  • Tobacco Policy Trend Reports
    Check out our special American Lung Association reports on recent tobacco policy trends.
  • Smoking Out a Deadly Threat: Tobacco Use in the LGBT Community
    This report examines the trend of higher tobacco use among the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.
  • Deadly in PinkDeadly in Pink Report
    Special attention can be flattering, but when it comes from Big Tobacco, it’s deadly! For decades the tobacco industry has developed cigarette brands and marketing campaigns aimed at young women and girls.
  • Big Tobacco’s Guinea Pigs Report
    This report released by the Lung Association, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and several other public health organizations, details how tobacco companies manipulate their products to recruit new youth users and create and sustain addiction.
  • Tobacco Trend Report
    This data-rich report contains tables and figures and describes trends in tobacco use and related death and disease.