The state recently launched the site to help business owners and the public better understand the law that will ban smoking in 24,000 restaurants and bars starting Jan. 2.

"Our goal is to make sure North Carolina's families and businesses have the information they need about the hazards of secondhand smoke and how to implement the new law," Gov. Bev Perdue said in a prepared statement.

Some bar owners, in particular, have expressed confusion over the law.

The site offers data on the hazards of smoking, resources for smokers who want to quit and tools for business operators adapting to the law. A packet of information is scheduled to be mailed out soon to affected businesses.