For those who were born in the 80s and before, you probably remember when smoking indoors was a normal thing. Going to a restaurant and seeing someone smoke at their table, or out at a concert and seeing someone smoking a cigarette, was normal.
Since 2003, smoking indoors in Alabama has been prohibited in certain areas.
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The Clean Indoor Air Act in Alabama prohibited smoking in the following areas, according to Alabama Public Health:
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- Child care facilities
- Hospitals, health care clinics, doctors’ offices, physical therapy facilities, and dentists’ offices
- Elevators
- Buses, taxicabs, and other means of public conveyance
- Government buildings, except private offices
- Restrooms
- Service lines
- Public areas of aquariums, galleries, libraries, and museums
- Lobbies, hallways, and other common areas in apartment buildings, senior citizen residences, nursing homes, and other multiple-unit residential facilities
- Polling places
- Schools or other school facilities or enclosed school sponsored events for grades K-12
- Retail establishments, excluding restaurants, except areas in retail establishments not open to the public
- Lobbies, hallways, and other common areas in multiple-unit commercial facilities
Just because smoking has been prohibited in certain areas doesn’t mean all smoking has ceased in the state of Alabama. In fact, there is a new study that reveals Alabama is one of the worst states for smoking.
The study, conducted by iSelect took a look into every state, looking at smoking prevalence, tax per pack, e-cigarette use, and quit-related search activity. The national ranking highlights the areas where Americans are making the healthiest strides away from smoking. Spoiler alert: Alabama was near the bottom of that healthy strides list.
The state of Alabama had a 14% smoking rate according to iSelect’s study. The state also had a smoking health index score of 33.09%. Overall, Alabama was the 9th-worst state for smoking habits…