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Fact Sheet
General Information
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Fact Sheet

	The Anti-Drug http://www.theantidrug.com Educates parents about drugs and emphasizes the impact they can have in curbing their children's use of drugs.
Drug Information: Tobacco Gives general facts and figures about tobacco use and its related health hazards.
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General Information

	Partnership for a Drug-Free America http://www.drugfreeamerica.org/ Attempts to reduce demand for illicit drugs in America through media communication.
Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS): Teens 2003 Surveys adolescent use, attitudes and exposure to marijuana, Ecstasy, inhalants, methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, LSD, alcohol and tobacco, as well as anti-drug media campaign messages. (Adobe Acrobat File)
Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS): Parents 2003 Surveys parental assumptions and attitudes regarding drugs and today’s youth, as well as how parents handle the issue of drugs with their children. (Adobe Acrobat File)
Partnership Attitude Tracking Studies (1997-2003) Connects to a list of all Partnership Attitude Tracking Studies from 1997 to 2003.

	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Office on Smoking and Health Tobacco and Information Prevention Source (TIPS) http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/ Dedicated to preventing tobacco use among youth, promoting smoking cessation and protecting nonsmokers from environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). Features tobacco-related research, data and reports, materials for youth educators, and guidelines on how to quit smoking.
Tobacco Industry Documents Links to sites that post publicly accessible industry documents found worldwide.
Celebrities Against Smoking Includes interviews with and anti-smoking media ads featuring celebrities, along with resources tailored made to entertainment writers and producers interested in responsibly incorporating health story lines and information into their scripts. Offers story consulting, expert interviews and briefings, script review, and supporting materials.
	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Office of Applied Studies http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/ Provides the latest national data on substance abuse, drug related emergency department episodes and medical examiner cases, and the nation's substance treatment system.
Seasonality of Youth's First-Time Use of Marijuana, Cigarettes, or Alcohol (June 2004) This National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) looks at initiation of marijuana, tobacco and alcohol use among youth 12-17 and what month that initiation occurred.
	HealthScout.com http://www.healthscout.com/ A leading Internet provider and distributor of consumer health information, news and tools.
Tobacco A page dedicated to stories about tobacco use and smoking.
	Monitoring the Future, The University of Michigan http://www.monitoringthefuture.org An ongoing substance abuse study that publishes yearly results on the behaviors, attitudes and values of American secondary school students, college students and young adults.
National Results on Adolescent Drug Use 2003 This annual survey of 8th, 10th, and 12th graders tracks trends in the use of licit and illict drugs as well as trends in the levels of perceived risk and personal disapproval associated with each drug. (Adobe Acrobat File)
National Survey Results on Drug Use, 1975-2003, Volume I: Secondary School Students This monograph gives the 1975-2003 national trends in smoking, drinking, and illicit drug use among American secondary school students. (Adobe Acrobat File)
	The Virtual Office of the Surgeon General http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/ Offers information about the Surgeon General's office and posts Surgeon General Reports online.
The Health Consequences of Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General (May 2004) This comprehensive report on smoking and health focuses on active smoking and disease and expands the list of illness and conditions linked to smoking.
A Report of the Surgeon General: Women and Smoking ( March 2001) Includes information about girls and smoking.
A Report of the Surgeon General: Reducing Tobacco Use (August 2000) Chapter Three outlines trends in tobacco use among youth, reasons why they smoke, and educational models for prevention.
	American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org The oldest voluntary health organization in the United States, the ALA fights lung disease in all its forms, with special emphasis on asthma, tobacco control and enviornmental health.
Adolescent Smoking Statistics
	American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org A nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem through research, education, advocacy, and service.
Tobacco and Cancer: Facts about Children and Tobacco Use
	The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) http://www.aap.org/ Dedicates their efforts and resources to the health, safety and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults.
Policy Statement--Tobacco's Toll: Implications for the Pediatrician (April 2001) Has information on the prevalence of underage tobacco use, its negative health effects, risk factors for initiation of use, and how pediatricians can address the problem. (Adobe Acrobat File)
	Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids http://tobaccofreekids.org/ Dedicated to protect children from tobacco addiction and exposure to secondhand smoke
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Physical Effects of Tobacco

	National Institute on Drug Abuse http://www.nida.nih.gov/ A respected scientific research institution that studies and disseminates information on drug abuse and addiction prevention, treatment, and policy.
NIDA Research Report: Nicotine Addiction Discusses the health hazards of nicotine.
	The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) http://www.aap.org/ Dedicates their efforts and resources to the health, safety and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults.
Policy Statement--Tobacco's Toll: Implications for the Pediatrician (April 2001) Has information on the prevalence of underage tobacco use, its negative health effects, risk factors for initiation of use, and how pediatricians can address the problem.(Abode Acrobat File)
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