3 In 2020, 3.8% of adults in Oregon used smokeless tobacco.3 In 2019, 21.4% of 11th graders in Oregon used electronic vapor products on at least one day in the past 30 days.4 In 2019, 2.5% of 11th graders in Oregon used chewing tobacco, snuff or dip on at least one day in the past 30 days.4 In 2019, 2.7% of 11th graders in Oregon smoked little cigars on at least one day in the past 30 days.4 In 2019, 1.3% of 11th graders in Oregon smoked large cigars on at least one day in the past 30 days.4 Economics of tobacco use and tobacco control Oregon cigarette tax Oregon received $390.5million (estimated) in revenue from tobacco settlement payments and taxes in fiscal year 2021.5 Of this, the state allocated $9.4 million in state funds to tobacco prevention in fiscal year 2021, 23.9% of the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions annual spending target.5 Smoking-caused health care costs: $1.54 billion per year.5 Smoking-caused losses in productivity: $1.37 billion per year.6 Oregon tobacco laws Oregon smoking laws Tobacco taxes Oregon is ranked 7th in the U.S
Daily use was 3.2% (an increase from 2.2% in 2019/20) among NZDep quintile 1 increasing to 8.6% in the most deprived group (quintile 5
4 This represents more than 0.5 billion cigarettes (see Graph 9)
Smoking even one cigar already exposes you to harmful chemicals like tar, nicotine, and carcinogens, which puts you at risk of developing oral, throat, and esophageal cancers
