A collection of flavored vapor liquids, each bought for $1, are seen on May 16, 2023, in the Alaska State Capitol. In the background is a closed-system vaping device that uses a different type of liquid packaging. The products were collected by Tim Lamkin, an aide to Senate President Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, sponsor of a bill that would tax electronic cigarette products and raise the legal age for purchase. Final passage of the bill, which cleared the Senate last year, is a top Alaska priority of the American Lung Association. Nationally, the organization is trying to bar sales of flavored tobacco products. Critics say candylike and fruity flavors like these attract youth users. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)
Alaska got middling grades for its efforts to curb tobacco use in a new national report released by the American Lung Association.
The Alaska evaluation is part of the 2024 State of Tobacco Control report, an annual report assessing progress by the federal government and by all 50 states and the District of Columbia.