Search The Directory The Web for Home > Health > Addictions > Substance Abuse > Tobacco > History New! Submit a site   whatUseek Collection Sites (submit a site ):   Give your site great placement in this category in as little as two business days!     whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   1964 tobacco industry memo - The 1964 confidential memo on the U.S. tobacco industry, written by a team from the UK tobacco industry.   A Capsule History of Tobacco - Tobacco Timeline; extensive yet concise timeline of key dates in tobacco history.   Big Tobacco's PR Campaign in '50s Early Spin Doctoring - Article from the St. Paul Pioneer Press covers the history of tobacco industry PR.   Cigarette Wars: Smoke, Lies, and Compromise - Series of articles from the Philadelphia Inquirer on the federal tobacco 'settlement'; now mostly history.   Cigarettes and the 1964 Report of the Surgeon General's Advisory Committee - From the 1972 Consumers Union report on licit and illicit drugs.   Editorial: M*A*S*H's Larry Linville: Another Victim of Cigarettes - When actor Larry Linville died earlier this month, his obituary listed the cause of death as complications of pneumonia. But the bottom line is, cigarettes killed him. This editorial explores what was known about smoking when Linville started, what the industry was saying about the product at that time.   Ex-FDA Chief Describes Tobacco Wars - Interview with Dr. David Kessler covers some of the history he was a key figure in.   George Seldes on Tobacco - The scientific studies on the health effects of tobacco go back to 1938, but few papers were running stories about it: their leading advertisers were the tobacco companies. George Seldes (1890-1995) was an exception; a set of his tobacco stories from 1940 to 1950 is reprinted here.   History Net- The History of Tobacco - Reprinting of the Tobacco Timeline.   History Today: Smoking Gun - Matthew Hilton examines the mystique surrounding tobacco, the history of tobacco industry, government and consumer actions on smoking in the U.K.   The Cigarette Papers - Book review by Richard Daynard summarizes the history behind the book.   The Price of Coffins: Specious Arguments by Eeminent Doctors against the Dangers of Tobacco - Letter to the British medical Journal reviews some tobacco, medical, and public policy history: "good evidence showed that smoking causes lung cancer; the media's response to this information was initially resistant; specious arguments were used to detract from the real issue, which confused the general public and lessened its concern; after 40 years there has been little change in smoking rates."   The Quiet Victory of the Cigarette Lobby - Article originally published in 1965 in the Atlantic Monthly looks at the tobacco industry's power in Congress.   The Tobacco Epidemic: Historical Lessons - Essay surveys the history and effects of tobacco use.   The Tobacco Wars - Colorful web site provides a capsule history of tobacco, from 1492 to 1988. Where did the tobacco industry as we know it come from, and when and how did the existence of tobacco turn into the selling and promotion of tobacco? This site has answers.   The truth is, anti-smoking ads work - Article from the Palm Beach Post covers the use of paid media by the industry and by anti-smoking campaigns.   Tobacco Epidemic: Historical Lessons - Paper by John Slade, MD, surveys the history of use, sale, and promotion of tobacco.   Tobacco History - Collection of links to histories.   Tobacco War: Inside the California Battles - Book on the California tobacco history from the 1970's on; book info; reviews; ordering info.   Tobacco War: Inside the California Battles - Book on the California tobacco history from the 1970's on; book info; reviews; ordering info.     [ 1 2 ] Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.   Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

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