General Resources
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American
Cancer Society (ACS): Tobacco
(http://www.cancer.org/tobacco)
Provides information on the dangers of tobacco, as well as tools for prevention
and cessation for both smokers and users of spit tobacco; ACS sponsors the
Great American Smokeout,
an annual event in which smokers are encouraged to quit smoking for one
day.
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American
Lung Association
(http://www.lungusa.org)
Provides information on lung diseases, tobacco control, and environmental
health.
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CDC
Tobacco Information and Prevention Source (TIPS)
(http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco)
Provides research results, educational materials, and quitting tips; includes
special sections for kids and teens.
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Ear,
Nose, and Throat Net: American Academy of Otolaryngology
(http://www.entnet.org/patient.html)
Includes information on spit tobacco, head and neck cancer, and environmental
tobacco smoke.
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Environmental
Protection Agency Indoor Air Quality/ETS
(http://www.epa.gov/iaq/ets.html)
Provides information and links about secondhand smoke.
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Environmental
Tobacco Smoke
(http://www.meds.com/lung/smoking/environmental.html)
Information Fact sheet about the health effects of environmental tobacco
smoke.
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FDA:
Children and Tobacco
(http://www.fda.gov/opacom/campaigns/tobacco.html)
Provides information about the effects of tobacco on young people and on
FDA activities designed to limit tobacco use by children and adolescents.
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Health
Canada: Youth Smoking and Health Risks
(http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hppb/tobaccoreduction/factsheets/youth.htm)
Provides information on health risks of tobacco use, geared toward young
adults.
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Indiana
Prevention Resource Center: Tobacco
(http://www.drugs.indiana.edu/druginfo/tobacco.html)
Includes information on the health effects of tobacco use and efforts at
tobacco control.
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National
Cancer Institute monograph on cigars
(http://rex.nci.nih.gov/NCI_MONOGRAPHS/MONO9.HTM)
Gives scientific information on rates of use and health effects of cigars.
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National
Cancer Institute Publications: Smoking/Tobacco
(http://rex.nci.nih.gov/NCI_PUB_INDEX/PUBS_SMOKE.html)
Provides online brochures on a variety of tobacco-related topics, including
tips for quitting and information on the links
between tobacco use and cancer.
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National
Clearinghouse on Tobacco and Health (Canada)
(http://www.ncth.ca)
Includes information on tobacco cessation and tobacco control.
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National
Institute on Dental and Craniofacial Research: The Facts About Dip and Chew
(http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/news/pubs/chew/main.htm)
Provides basic information (with graphic photos) about the health effects
of spit tobacco.
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National
Oral Health Information Clearinghouse
(http://www.nohic.nidcr.nih.gov)
Presents information on the effects of spit tobacco use.
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NicNet
(http://www.nicnet.org)
Includes information on tobacco research, environmental tobacco smoke, and
prevention strategies.
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Quitnet
(http://www.quitnet.org)
Provides interactive tools and questionnaires, support groups, a library,
news on tobacco issues, and quitting programs for both smokers and spit
tobacco users.
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Smoke
Free World
(http://www.smokefreeworld.com)
An online guide to smokefree dining and travel.
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Smoking
Stinks
(http://www.smokingstinks-aaco.org)
Provides youth-related information on tobacco, including a knowledge quiz,
online games, and gruesome photos of tobacco-related illnesses.
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United
Kingdom National Health Service: What's in a Cigarette
(http://www.givingupsmoking.co.uk/ina_cig.htm)
Lists the many allowable additives in cigarettes.
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World
Health Organization Tobacco Free Initiative
(http://tobacco.who.int)
Provides information on the health effects of tobacco use and promotes the
goal of a tobacco-free world.
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World
No Tobacco Day
(http://www.worldnotobaccoday.com)
Provides information about the annual event as well as testimonials from
smokers who have quit and resources for parents to help prevent teen smoking.
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Anti-Tobacco Advocacy Groups and Information
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Action
on Smoking and Health (ASH)
(http://ash.org)
Provides statistics, news briefs, and other information.
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American
Cancer Society Great American Smokeout
(http://www.cancer.org/smokeout)
Presents anti-smoking resources for students.
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Americans
for Non-smokers Rights
(http://www.no-smoke.org)
Presents information on environmental tobacco smoke and opportunities for
smokefree advocacy.
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Campaign
for Tobacco-Free Kids
(http://www.tobaccofreekids.org)
Provides information and links about tobacco control efforts relating to
youth.
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Kickbutt
(http://www.kickbutt.org)
Gives news and current events relating to tobacco control as well as opportunities
to contact elected representatives.
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National
Association of Attorneys General
(http://www.naag.org)
Provides materials relating to the settlement deal between major tobacco
companies and the attorneys general of many states.
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National
Center for Tobacco-Free Kids
(http://www.tobaccofreekids.org)
Offers current news and information about tobacco use, laws and regulations,
and political contributions by tobacco companies.
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Public
Citizen: Tobacco
(http://www.citizen.org/tobacco)
Tracks political activities and lobbying efforts and expenses relating to
tobacco.
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Smokescreen
Action Network
(http://www.Smokescreen.org)
Provides news and information on congressional representatives' voting records
on tobacco-related issues as well as opportunities to send letters.
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Tobacco
BBS
(http://www.tobacco.org)
A resource center on tobacco and smoking issues that includes news and information,
assistance for smokers who want to quit, and links to related sites.
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Tobacco
Control Archives: Joe Camel Campaign
(http://www.library.ucsf.edu/tobacco/mangini)
A collection of 80,000 pages of once-confidential documents relating to
the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company's Joe Camel advertising campaign; the
documents were released as a result of a lawsuit and have been posted by
the University of California San Francisco library.
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Tobacco
Control Resource Center and Tobacco Products Liability Project (TPLP)
(http://www.tobacco.neu.edu)
Provides current information about tobacco-related court cases and legislation;
based at the Northeastern School of Law.
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Tobacco
Industry Documents
(http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/industrydocs)
A searchable site that includes 27 million pages of tobacco industry documents
released as a result of recent tobacco litigation and congressional subpoenas.
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Online Quitting Resources
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About.Com:
Quit Smoking
(http://quitsmoking.about.com/health/quitsmoking)
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American
Cancer Society (ACS)
(http://www2.cancer.org/gas/index.cfm)
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American
Lung Association
(http://www.lungusa.org)
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CDC
Tobacco Information and Prevention Source (TIPS)
(http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/osh/how2quit.htm)
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National
Cancer Institute
(http://rex.nci.nih.gov/NCI_PUB_INDEX/PUBS_SMOKE.html)
(Includes materials in both English and Spanish.)
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Nicotine
Anonymous
(http://www.nicotine-anonymous.org)
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Quitnet
(http://www.quitnet.org)
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Smoking
HealthLine
(http://www.smokinghealthline.com)
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Stop
Tabac
(http://www.stop-tabac.ch/en/welcome.html)
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Try
to Stop
(http://www.trytostop.org)
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