New York gets some failing grades when it comes to tobacco prevention and access to smoking cessation services and cessation funding.
But it gets high marks for smoke-free air and tobacco taxes, according to the American Lung Association's 14th 'State of Tobacco Control' report, which is just out.
Michael Seilback is vice president for public policy and communications for the American Lung Association of the Northeast.
He says smoking remains the number one cause of preventable death in New York State.
And they want state lawmakers to do three things:
"We want to see the Clean Indoor Air Act expanded to include e-cigarettes. We want to increase funding to tobacco control programs which helps smokers quit and help prevent kids from starting to smoke, and we want to increase the purchase age for tobacco products to 21 years old."
Seilback says the report gives New York a grade of "A" for smoke-free air, and a "B" for tobacco taxes.