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For more information on other tobacco-related
research, prevention and treatment projects and news, refer
to the following list of government sponsored and nongovernmental
organization Web sites.
Government sponsored
organizations
CDC
Tobacco Information and Prevention Source
is a production of the National Center for Chronic Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), which is one of
the centers within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC). This site is a prime government resource for facts
and educational materials related to tobacco use and its consequences
for public health.
The
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
is the sole Federal organization with responsibility for improving
accessibility and quality of substance abuse prevention services.
The Center provides national leadership in the development
of policies, programs and services to prevent the onset of
illegal drug use, underage alcohol and tobacco use and to
reduce the negative consequences of using substances.
The
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
is the information service of the Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Center for Substance
Abuse Prevention (CSAP.) NCADI is the world's largest resource
for current information and materials concerning substance
abuse.
The
National Institute on Drug Abuse
supports over 85 percent of the world's research on the health
aspects of drug abuse and addiction. NIDA supported science
addresses the most fundamental and essential questions about
drug abuse, ranging from the molecule to managed care, and
from DNA to community outreach research.
The
Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation
was established in 1999 by the Virginia General Assembly.
Its mission is to manage the allocation of a portion of Virginia's
funds from the Master Settlement Agreement with tobacco product
manufacturers to tobacco-use prevention initiatives. It sponsors
programs to reduce the current use of tobacco products by
children and teenagers in Virginia and to prevent the use
of these products by youth in the future.
Nongovernmental organizations
American
Cancer Society: Teen Tobacco Use,
is a brief compendium of facts about youth tobacco use.
The
American Council on Science and Health, Inc.,
is a consumer education consortium concerned with issues related
to food, nutrition, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, lifestyle,
the environment and health.
The
American Legacy Foundation is a
national, independent public health foundation located in
Washington, D.C. The foundation collaborates with national,
state and local organizations through grant awards, research
initiatives, marketing efforts and training programs in an
effort to reduce tobacco use in the United States.
The
American Lung Association is the
oldest voluntary health organization in the United States,
with a National Office and constituent and affiliate associations
around the country. Originally founded in 1904 to fight tuberculosis,
ALA today fights lung disease in all its forms, with special
emphasis on asthma, tobacco control and environmental health.
The
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
is the national nonprofit organization representing the state
and territorial public health agencies of the United States,
the U.S. Territories, and the District of Columbia. ASTHO's
members, the chief health officials of these jurisdictions,
are dedicated to formulating and influencing sound public
health policy and to assuring excellence in state-based public
health practice.
Campaign
for Tobacco-Free Kids is a clearinghouse
for information regarding the tobacco industry, the tobacco
settlement and tobacco-use prevention.
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