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A conversation with C. Everett Koop, M.D. - In 1900 one in five Americans died from tuberculosis; TB control succeeded in dramatically reducing this disease. Today one in five Americans dies from tobacco, but a tobacco industry marketing budget of $5 billion per year encourages tobacco use. Dr. Koop discusses this and other public health aspects of tobacco.
 
A tobacco-free Europe - Info compiled by WHO and other organizations on the effects and trends of tobacco use in Europe.
 
Achievements in Tobacco Cessation: Case Studies - Case studies from Maine, Washington, and Oregon; measurements of improvements provided.
 
Addressing Tobacco in Managed Care -- Bibliography Fall 1998 - Annotated bibliography of research results of interest to managed health care. Emphasis is on cost, but also addresses best practices; health effects; secondhand smoke; effectivess of media campaigns; effectiveness of quit smoking methods.
 
American Lung Association on House Republican proposal - Point by point analysis of the (now dated) proposal. Concludes that it "flunks the test set by Drs. Koop and Kessler and the public health community for effective tobacco control legislation."
 
Analysis of the Proposed 1997 Resolution - Analysis of the Master Settlement Agreement by Fox, Lightwood and Glantz; examines whether it lives up to its billing and what it's likely to do for the industry and for the public.
 
Anti-Tobacco Measures Prevent Cancer - California's tough anti-smoking measures and public health campaigns have resulted in a 14% decrease in lung cancer.
 
Australia National Tobacco Strategy - Aims to improve the health of all Australians by eliminating or reducing their exposure to tobacco in all its forms. Papers on policy approach, tobacco harm minimization, restrictions on marketing, taxation, education, passive smoking, cigarette ingredient disclosure.
 
Baltimore County Tobacco Control Coalition - Advocacy coalition in Baltimore County, Maryland. Supports smokefree workplaces and public places, opposes state pre-emption of local tobacco control policies, opposes tobacco industry public relations programs.
 
Best Practices for Reducing the Health Toll from Tobacco in Wyoming - Summary of best practices in tobacco prevention; how it works and why.
 
British Medical Association on the Tobacco Industry - Submitted to the Health Select Committee Enquiry into the tobacco industry. Covers scientific knowledge on the effects of tobacco products; industry response; consumer protection; recommendations.
 
CDC confirms tough anti-tobacco campaigns reduce smoking rates - The federal government says tough anti-smoking campaigns have been successful in several states.
 
CDC's tobacco stats -- state by state - Center for Disease Control has hosted a database that you can look up your state's tobacco use, break it down by cigarette/cigar/pipe/spit tobacco, and get lots of other stats.
 
CECHE Tobacco Policy Fact Sheets - Set of short papers from CECHE, a private nonprofit health policy organization. Addresses US policy that affects international tobacco use; tobacco advertising and promotion; women and tobacco; smuggling.
 
California Tobacco Policy Experience - Papers and factsheets on adult smoking trends in California; California's tobacco education media campaign; do doctors advise their smoker patients to quit smoking; the response of Californians to secondhand smoke; youth smoking trends in California.
 
Case Studies in Tobacco Control Policy Development - Abstracts from conference presentations.
 
Casting Blame on the Tobacco Victim - Paper by Richard Daynard on industry defenses concerning assumption of risk; cites internal industry documents inconsistent with the defense.
 
Cigarette Law - Article in law digest reviews the history of how cigarettes got exempted from almost all product liability law, and considers if the behavior of the tobacco industry would have been different without those exemptions.
 
Clean Indoor Air as a Youth Protection Strategy - ANR analysis puts forward a short summary of smokefree environments as a youth tobacco protection and prevention strategy.
 
Conference on Tobacco and Treatment Products - Conclusions, Treatment - Major conclusions: treatment works, treatment is cost effective, treatment is essential to reducing the death toll.
 
 
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