America's smokiest cities
Still many cities still have little or no smoke-free regulations and workers and patrons of restaurants and bars are exposed to secondhand smoke everyday across the U.S.
Where you might ask? From the help of Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights, here's a list of some of the most smoker friendly cities in America.
Memphis, TN
Branson, MO
Plus, the adult smoking rate here (Taney County) is around 40 percent, one of the very highest in the U.S.
Las Vegas, NV
In 2006, voters passed a partial smoke-free initiative that covers some venues - like grocery stores, but it's still fair game in the thousands of casinos that has made the town famous.
The smoking rate in Vegas is one of the 10 highest nationwide.
Tulsa, OK
A weak statewide law, no local law, and a high smoking rate puts Tulsa in the top 10.
Indianapolis, IN
Atlanta, GA
Plus, Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport is one of the last U.S. airports that still has indoor smoking.
Richmond, VA
The new law still exempts many workplaces and if localities want to make stiffer rules, forget it. That's against state law.
Note: Even North Carolina, which grows even more tobacco than Virginia, now has smoke-free restaurants and bars - like 64 percent of the U.S.
Oklahoma City, OK
Montgomery and Birmingham, AL
Lubbock, TX
Note: Austin (live music capital of the world), Dallas and Houston all have strong smoke-free indoor air laws. San Antonio recently passed a strong law and it takes effect August 2011.