Related Links
American
Cancer Society (ACS)
Log on to the ACS web site to find more information on the
harmful effects of tobacco, quitting tips, the “Great
American Smokeout,” and smoking legislation.
The
American Lung Association (ALA)
The ALA offers a variety of smoking control and prevention
programs targeted to specific groups-some aimed at adults,
others intended for school use, and still others designed
to build bridges between the home and school and involve
community leaders along with parents and educators.
“Big
Tobacco Still Addicting Kids”
Special report on Big Tobacco.
Campaign
for Tobacco-Free Kids
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is fighting to free America's
youth from tobacco and to create a healthier environment.
New
Jersey Group Against Smoking Pollution (NJ GASP)
The goals of NJ GASP are to secure smoke-free air for non-smokers
and to ensure tobacco-free lives for children.
New
Jersey Quitnet
1-866-NJSTOPS
Free service which provides general and customized information,
counseling services aimed at helping smokers quit.
New
Jersey Breathes
1-609-896-1766, extension 274
Advocacy organization aimed at reducing tobacco use the
New Jersey; has many excellent links and information regarding
tobacco use in the state.
The
Toll of Tobacco in New Jersey
Very comprehensive data on smoking in New Jersey, with excellent
links
SECOND HAND SMOKE
Fact
Sheet on Secondhand Smoke
Very comprehensive fact sheet prepared for the International
Union against Cancer (1999)
Action
on Smoking and Health (ASH)
Web site with more than 50 links to articles and studies
focusing on secondhand smoke
"Interventions
Seek to Reduce Secondhand Smoke Dangers"
Passive
Smoking -- Another Viewpoint
Web site with articles and links arguing that the dangers
of secondhand smoke have been very exaggerated and falsely
reported
TEENAGE SMOKING
Nicotine
Free Kids
Web site developed by teenagers focusing on dangers of smoking,
ways to quit, where to go for help, and other topics
Teenage
Smoking
Statistics, articles and many links regarding teenage smoking,
including copies of internal documents from the major tobacco
companies focusing on teenage smoking
REBEL
(Reaching Everyone by Exposing Lies)
REBEL was developed by and for teens to prevent and reduce
the spread of tobacco use among their peers and other members
of the community
The
Toll of Tobacco in New Jersey
Very comprehensive data on smoking in New Jersey, with excellent
links
LEGISLATIVE ISSUES
New
Jersey Restaurant Association
Position paper regarding proposed smoking ban in restaurants
New
Jersey GASP
Digest of legislation affecting tobacco use in New Jersey
restaurants and bars
THE TOBACCO SETTLEMENT
Special
Report: State Tobacco Settlements, January 2003
Analyses of how states are spending tobacco settlement money;
also many useful links to other sites
"New
Jersey Tobacco Money Burned to Bridge Budget Gap"
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