Tobacco Control
The American Lung
Association of Ohio
advocates and offers
services and education to
help those affected by
tobacco use.
Ohio's
Tobacco Control Laws
Resources for businesses and
individuals on Ohio's ban on
smoking in public indoor
places.
Click Here.
If you are having trouble with secondhand
smoke in your apartment or
condo, visit the
Ohio Tobacco Public Policy
Center for help.
State of Tobacco Control
Each year, the American Lung Association grades federal and state tobacco control laws enacted as of the end of that year.
Unfortunately, Ohio's report card has not improved since the 2006 report where Smokefree Ohio in November of 2006 gave the state an A for "Smokefree Air" to go with C's in both the "Cigarette Tax" and "Spending for Tobacco Control" categories and an F in "Youth Access"
Especially troubling in 2007 were budget moves that threatened the long-term survival of prevention and cessation programs in Ohio. Though the state scored a “C” on tobacco prevention and control spending, the grade will become lower over the next few years due to a recent budget move by Ohio lawmakers. Because the legislature securitized, or sold to investors, the rights to the next 40 years of Master Settlement Agreement payments, with none of the resulting funds going to tobacco prevention, even the current mediocre level of funding cannot be maintained for more than eight to ten years before the funds will be completely spent.
Investing in Tobacco-Free Youth Coalition Kicks-Off Campaign
“Other tobacco products” (OTP), which includes non-cigarette forms of tobacco 
like cigars, smokeless tobacco, and hookah tobacco, are a growing problem in Ohio. While high school students have decreased their use of cigarettes, they have not decreased their use of smokeless tobacco or cigars. These products come in candy flavors and kid-friendly packaging and are often displayed in convenience stores near candy and snacks.
The Investing in Tobacco-Free Youth Coalition is dedicated to reducing the problem of non-cigarette tobacco products, called “other tobacco products,” use by Ohioans, especially our youth. The Coalition is seeking to make the products less appealing to youth by correcting the inequity between the other tobacco products tax and the cigarette tax.
The campaign is a coalition of health organizations including the American Lung Association, American Heart Association, Academy of Medicine of Cleveland and Northeast Ohio, Association of Ohio Health Commissioners, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, Children’s Defense Fund, Cleveland Clinic, OhioHealth, Ohio State Medical Association, Tobacco Public Policy Center, and Universal Healthcare Action Network (UHCAN) Ohio.
