Over 22,000 municipalities in the US have restrictions on smoking in workplaces, restaurants, and bars. 30 states and DC restrict smoking in restaurants and bars, while 24 states and DC have banned smoking in all indoor public places. There are also over 1,180 US colleges that ban smoking. The document also provides key facts about cigarette smoking rates and trends in awareness and use of electronic cigarettes.

1. US RESTRICTIONS
SMOKING
As of July 2013, there are 22,477 municipalities
across the U.S. covered by a smoking ban in
workplaces, and/or restaurants,
and/or bars.
California became the first
state to enact a statewide
smoking ban in 1995.
30 states and the District of Columbia
have a law than bans smoking in
restaurants, and bars.
The 24 states, along with the
District of Columbia, that have
enacted statewide bans on
smoking in all enclosed public
places are: Arizona, Delaware,
Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas,
Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Minnesota, Montana,
Nebraska, New Jersey, New York,
North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon,
Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah,
Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin.
There are now at least 1,182
colleges and universities
across the U.S. that ban
smoking.
KEY FACTS ABOUT SMOKING AND E-CIGARETTES
Cigarette smoking is responsible for more than 440,000 deaths
annually in the U.S.
Each day, nearly 4,000 people under 18 smoke their first
cigarette.
In 2011, 43.8 million American adults were current
cigarette smokers.
E-cigarettes became commercially available in the U.S. in the late 2006.
More than 20% of American adult smokers reported using
electronic cigarettes.
Awareness of electronic cigarettes grew from 40% in 2010 to
nearly 60% in 2011.
Former smokers who reported using electronic cigarettes
increased from 2.5% in 2010 to 7.4% in 2011.
Analysts estimate that the sales of electronic cigarettes could
reach $1 billion in 2013.
Reference:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6144a2.htm?s_cid=%20mm
6144a2.htm_w
http://www.no-smoke.org/pdf/mediaordlist.pdf
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/fast_facts/
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/cdc-electronic-cigarettes-gaining-awareness-use
http://www.no-smoke.org/pdf/smokefreecollegesuniversities.pdf
http://www.businessgrouphealth.org/pub/f311fb03-2354-d714-51a9-0b67bb588666
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/11/electronic-cigarettes-ban_n_821828.html
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/09/05/gov-cuomo-signs-new-electronic-cigarette-
restrictions-into-law/
www.v2cigs.com

2. Electronic Cigarettes
As time goes on individual U.S. states are becoming more restrictive about smoking tobacco in public
places. Here is a breakdown of smoking restrictions.