West Virginia has the third highest adult smoking rate in the U.S. at 26.7%, and the highest rate of spit tobacco use among men at 15.9%. Tobacco is clearly a problem for our state.

The West Virginia Division of Tobacco Prevention is one of four divisions within the Office of Epidemiology and Health Promotion. The WVDTP funds prevention activities through its three programs - Youth Prevention, Clean Indoor Air and Cessation. The administration, evaluation, policy and communications teams support these three programs in their efforts. Together with concerned citizens and partners we are working to make West Virginia tobacco free.

To view the DTP 2008 Update video click here