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Nicotine-Related Disorders
- Sponsor: Action on Smoking and Health, a nonprofit antismoking organization.
- Describes information about how to sue tobacco companies, why medical Web sites are not trustworthy, and the dangers of smoking.
- Access to this information requires an ASH membership.
CDC’s Tips: Tobacco Information and Prevention Source
- Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control.
- Information on tobacco use and its effects.
- Online pamphlets on how to stop using tobacco.
- Summaries of the CDC’s research reports on tobacco use and its effects.
- Links to governmental and nongovernmental organizations concerning tobacco use.
- Sponsor: American Cancer Society.
- Information for teens about organizing a stop-smoking day at a high school.
- FAQs about the dangers of tobacco use.
National Clearinghouse on Tobacco and Health
- Sponsor: National Clearinghouse on Tobacco and Health (Canada).
- Fact sheets, charts, and bibliographies of the harmful effects of smoking.
- Directory of Web links for antismoking sites and government agencies in the U.S. and Canada that deal with tobacco control.
- Sponsor: Nicotine Anonymous.
- Information about a 12-step program for nicotine addicts, with lists of U.S. and international meetings.
- Sponsor: Foundation for a Smokefree America.
- Information for teens on how to stop smoking.
- Links to other antismoking Web sites of interest to teens and children.
- Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center.
- Links to Web sites and recent news items concerning cancer and smoking.
- Sponsor: Out & Free (WA), a stop-smoking program for gay men, lesbians, and bisexuals.
- Gives a contact phone number but does not explain what is involved in the program or if there is a cost.
Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada
- Sponsor: Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada.
- Fact sheets concerning the harmful effects of smoking.
- Documents efforts of tobacco companies to manipulate nicotine levels in cigarettes.
- Sponsor: Boston University School of Public Health.
- Handy tips and guides for smoking cessation.
- Links to Web resources on smoking cessation and treatment programs.
- Software tools to aid in the quitting process.
- Sponsor: Chris Cor Webdesign.
- Lists Web sites about quitting smoking.
- Articles about the risks of smoking and how to quit.
- Much valuable information despite ubiquitous ads.
- Newsletter, chat room, and e-mail list on quitting.
Research Network on the Etiology of Tobacco Dependence
- Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
- Describes the Network’s research program.
Smokeless Tobacco Education Basics
- Sponsor: A manufacturer of mint snuff non-tobacco pouches.
- Describes the risks of chewing tobacco and surveys intervention techniques.
Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco
- Sponsor: Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco.
- Research abstracts from recent conferences of the Society.
- Downloadable presentation on how to write grants.
- Sponsor: Glaxo Wellcome U.S.A.
- Drug manufacturer’s site concerning a prescription medication that aids in smoking cessation.