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New York’s $69.1 million in funding for tobacco-control programs this fiscal year, which includes $10.7 million in federal money, is 27.2 percent of what the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the report said. New York has cut its funding of programs by more than 30 percent since 2007.
New York’s high marks are for its $4.35 per pack cigarette tax and its smoking law, which bans smoking in all public and private facilities except cigar bars and bars that receive economic-hardship waivers. Tribal casinos are exempt. New York raised its cigarette tax from $2.75 to $4.35 per pack in July 2010 ― the highest in the nation ― to help balance its budget. That hike will save an estimated 31,000 lives and prevent 23,000 kids from taking up the habit,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the group said.
The report grades states on a limited number of categories, and New York’s marks don’t reflect the success the state has had in reducing smoking rates and preventing people from becoming smokers, said Peter Constantakes, a state Health Department spokesman. Nationally, the average adult smoking rate is 20.6 percent of the population,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], compared to 18 percent in New York. The rate for students in high school is 19.5 percent in the United States and 14.8 percent in New York.
“There’s a law you can’t smoke in front of cafes and bars,” Phillips said. “They’re not enforcing it. I haven’t really had any problems.” But half a block away at City Plaza,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Gerry Houston and Franz Miller, both of San Rafael, said times are getting tougher for Marin smokers. “I think we should be able to smoke in waiting rooms,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], that restaurants should have a smoking section because that’s how they know you’re done eating,” said Houston, who is trying to quit.
“I have a friend ― she rented a condominium, but she had to go outside to smoke.” And passersby often give smokers dirty looks on the street, Miller said. “It’s a little bit of a sore spot to me because the looks people give you ― it’s a little bit like being considered the new lepers,” Miller said. “They’ll be 50 feet away, and they’ll start coughing when it isn’t even lit.” In California, tobacco takes a significant toll on public health and taxpayer dollars, according to the lung association.
Nearly 4 million people in California smoke, and tobacco-related illness remains the No. 1 preventable cause of death in the state, killing 36,000 people a year. Smoking claims more lives than alcohol, HIV/AIDS, car crashes, illegal drugs,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], murders and suicides combined, according to the association. “It’s time to raise the grade,” said Ken Shitamoto,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], chairman of the association’s California Greater Bay Area Leadership Board. “Strong local tobacco control policies must be a top priority for our elected officials.”