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Alabama State Plan for Tobacco Prevention and Control 2024-2029

The new Alabama State Plan for Tobacco Prevention and Control, which outlines planned efforts to reduce tobacco use among Alabama youth and adults and to reduce everyone's exposure to secondhand smoke, is now available online.

National Youth Tobacco Survey

  • According to the 2022 National Youth Tobacco Survey (YTS), more than 2.5 million U.S. middle and high school students --- about 1 in 10 --- reported current (past 30-day) use of e-cigarettes.
  • According to the 2021 National Youth Tobacco Survey (YTS), 9.3 percent of students reported current (past 30-day) use of a tobacco product: 13.4 percent of high school students (approximately 2.06 million) and 4 percent (approximately 4.0 percent) of middle school students surveyed.

Tobacco & Opioids: An Evaluation

Tobacco users who also struggle with other substance use disorders tend to smoke more heavily, experience greater difficulty quitting, and face a higher risk of death from smoking related causes. View our fact sheet, Tobacco & Opioids: An Evaluation, for more information on the link between tobacco use and opioid misuse.

Tobacco Minimum Age Raised to 21

On December 20, 2019, President Donald Trump signed legislation to raise the federal minimum age of sale of tobacco products from 18 to 21 years. It is now illegal for retailers to sell any tobacco products, including cigarettes, cigars and e-cigarettes, to anyone under the age of 21. Prior to this change, the minimum age to buy tobacco products in Alabama was 19. Read our full news release on the change.

Tips From Former Smokers®

Tips From Former Smokers® Spokesperson Tiffany participated in a news conference with State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris. Video of the news conference is now available on demand. Read more about Tips From Former Smokers.

Business Has Never Been Healthier

Bar and restaurant owners and operators in communities across Alabama were concerned about how local non-smoking ordinances would affect their businesses. They were pleased to find no harm to business after the bans were implemented. Watch the video and read more Tobacco Success Stories.





Page last updated: February 11, 2025