Establishments are required to post signs stating that the sale of tobacco products to minors is prohibited.6 It is unlawful to sell tobacco products in any manner that allows public access without assistance from a salesperson.6 Minors are prohibited from buying bidis and/or e-cigarettes.6 Quitting statistics and benefits Quitting statistics in Oklahoma The CDC estimates 49.7% of daily adult smokers in Oklahoma quit smoking for one or more days in 2017.3 In 2014, the Affordable Care Act required that Medicaid programs cover all tobacco cessation medications.7** Oklahomas state quit line invests $11.50 per smoker, compared to the national average of $2.21.7 Oklahoma does not have a private insurance mandate provision for cessation.7 Notes and references Updated April 2019 *National and state-level prevalence numbers reflect the most recent data available
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Excise taxes on tobacco, alcohol, and fuel are seasoned taxes, but their bases have eroded over time
More importantly, we are all subsidizing that industrys profits with our own dollars in terms of covering the healthcare costs of the people they sicken, paying to clean up wildfires after a cigarette butt or an electronic cigarette device causes one, dealing with the micro plastic pollution, and being harmed by the chemicals seeping into our environment, our bodies, and more