Current Issues in Wisconsin

Visit the sections below to learn more about the current issues within tobacco control in our state.

Provide Smoke-free Workplaces
Smoke-free workplaces, restaurants, and bars protect workers and patrons from the known cancer-causing chemicals in secondhand smoke.

Increase Tobacco Prices
Numerous studies show that increasing the price of tobacco is one of the most effective ways to reduce smoking, save lives and relieve taxpayers of the $2 billion in health care costs caused by tobacco in Wisconsin each year.

Wisconsin’s Comprehensive Tobacco Control and Prevention Program
Constant vigilance is required to make sure that our state’s tobacco control program is funded at an adequate level.