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Want
to learn more? You can find additional information about antismoking research,
current antismoking campaigns, and more just by visiting the following:
American
Legacy Foundation
(http://www.americanlegacy.org)
The ALF is the national, independent public health foundation established
by the 1998 tobacco settlement. Legacy is dedicated to reducing tobacco
use in the United States with major initiatives reaching youth, women,
and priority populations through grant awards, research initiatives, marketing
campaigns, training programs, and collaboration with national and local
partners.
Centers
for Disease Control Health Topic: Tobacco
(http://www.cdc.gov/health/tobacco.htm)
The CDC is recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health
and safety of people - at home and abroad, providing credible information
to enhance health decisions, and promoting health through strong partnerships.
CDC serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention
and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education
activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United
States.
National
Institute on Drug Abuse
(http://www.nida.nih.gov)
Recent scientific advances have revolutionized our understanding of drug
abuse and addiction. The majority of these advances, which have dramatic
implications for how to best prevent and treat addiction, have been supported
by NIDA. NIDA 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.
Tobacco
Control Journal
(http://tc.bmjjournals.com)
Tobacco Control is a quarterly scientific journal launched in 1992 to
consider all aspects of tobacco prevention and control.
Tobacco-Free
Kids
(http://www.tobaccofreekids.org)
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is fighting to free America's youth
from tobacco and to create a healthier environment. The Campaign is one
of the nation's largest non-governmental initiatives ever launched to
protect children from tobacco addiction and exposure to secondhand smoke.
Transdisciplinary
Tobacco Use Research Center at UC Irvine
(http://tturc.uci.edu)
The UCI Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center (UCI-TTURC) is one
of a national network of 7 centers funded jointly by the National Institute
on Drug Abuse and the National Cancer Institute in partnership with the
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The purpose of these centers is to integrate
basic research in the biology of nicotine addiction with social and policy
research. The overall aim is to speed up the translation of basic research
findings into policy by breaking down barriers between the disciplines.
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