Youth Access to Tobacco Prevention Act of 2006 amended effective June 7, 2013 to include Alternative Nicotine Products

The Youth Access to Tobacco Prevention Act of 2006 (Section 16-17-500, as amended, Code of Laws of SC, 1976), states that youth under the age of 18 must not purchase, attempt to purchase, possess, or attempt to possess a tobacco product or an alternative nicotine product or present or offer proof of age that is false or fraudulent for the purpose of purchasing or possessing a tobacco product or an alternative nicotine product.

Everyone deserves a fair and just opportunity to be as healthy as possible. Commercial tobacco products negatively impact communities and cause health disparities. Commercial tobacco products are products sold in retail outlets and are different from the traditional tobacco that is used by Tribal communities for sacred, spiritual, or medicinal purposes. Learn more about traditional tobacco from the National Native Network.

A Healthier State: Make Every Workday Great

Clean air — free from secondhand smoke and vaping aerosol — remains the standard to protect health. Secondhand smoke can cause death and disease in non-smokers.  

The Division of Tobacco Prevention and Control (DTPC) provides technical assistance and resources to educate state agency employees and visitors (including customers, clients, contractors, and vendors) about tobacco-free policies and provides customized materials and signs to promote A Healthier State tobacco-free efforts at no cost.

South Carolina state law requires all public school districts to adopt, implement, and enforce a written tobacco-free schools policy that includes e-cigarettes and vaping devices. All state requirements regarding youth and commercial tobacco products can be found here:

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People who use commercial tobacco products are 3 times more likely to quit successfully using SC Tob