As a preliminary examination of the data, we assessed overall changes in total alcohol consumption from 1980–2009 among the states who ranked in the highest quartile of changes in tobacco policies versus the states who ranked in the lowest quartile during the same time period. Figure 1a depicts the levels of per capita alcohol consumption over time in states ranking in the highest (n=12) and lowest (n=13) quartile of cigarette price per pack changes; Figure 1b shows the same data from states with the highest (n=16) and lowest (n=12) changes in SFA policies. Overall changes in natural log-transformed per capita alcohol sales from 1980 to 2009 were compared. States with the highest increases in price per pack ($4.90 to $7.13) had an overall 26% reduction in per-capita total alcohol consumption from 1980 to 2009 compared to a 5% reduction in total alcohol consumption in states with the lowest change in cigarette price per pack ($2.60 to $3.41) (p<.001). States that increased the SFA score from 0 (no bans) to 6 (total bans in private worksites, restaurants and bars) had a
