Tobacco Resource Links
Smoking and Tobacco Use
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Web site offering information on the health effects of smoking, how to quit using tobacco and the dangers of secondhand smoke.
Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement Summary
A review of the major points of the Master Settlement Agreement, which restricted tobacco company advertising and required tobacco companies to pay compensation to states for smoking-related medical costs and smoking-reduction programs.
Tobacco Free Initiative
World Health Organization (WHO) site providing perspectives and news on the global public health aspects of tobacco.
The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General
A report concerning the alarming potential consequences of exposure to secondhand smoke.
MedlinePlus: Smoking
US National Library of Medicine/National Institutes of Health information and resources on the effects of smoking tobacco and how to quit.
MedlinePlus: Smokeless Tobacco
US National Library of Medicine/National Institutes of Health information and resources on chewing tobacco and snuff.
Tobacco Cessation: You Can Quit Smoking Now!
US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) information for people who want to quit smoking and for the health professionals who treat them.
InfoFacts: Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) site containing facts on the nature of tobacco addiction and ways to overcome it.
NIDA for Teens: Nicotine
Site discussing tobacco use by teens, with straightforward data on the health effects of tobacco and who is using it.
Smokefree.gov
US government site providing help and resources for quitting smoking.
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