MD Anderson Cancer Center
Tobacco Free Teens
Clear the smoke about cigarette use with an engaging application. Comic strip animation and games teach learners why they should never try smoking in the first place, and how to quit this lethal habit if they have already been lured in.
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Smoke and Mirrors
Young scholars study the changing public perception of cigarettes over the century. They create a visual timeline for classroom display, and design a survey on people's views on cigarette smoking for homework. In addition, they design...
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Canadian Lung Association: Smoking and Tobacco Statistics
Get the statistics on smoking and tobacco in Canada. Focuses particularly on young people between the ages of fifteen and twenty-four and looks at changes in smoking status and amount smoked. Studies tobacco use in middle school aged...
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Oral Cancer Information Center: The Tobacco Connection
The Oral Cancer Information Center talks about how smoking will put someone at greater risk for oral cancer.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Institute on Drug Abuse
The National Institute on Drug Abuse offers information on drug abuse, publications, news releases, legislation, and more.
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Action on Smoking and Health: Information and Resources
Find out about the health implications of cigarette use and other tobacco-related research. Includes smoking fact sheets, current statistics of tobacco use, legal information, visual resources, and details about the tobacco industry.
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Action on Smoking and Health
Established as a campaign to eliminate the epidemic of smoking, the Action on Smoking and Health aims to develop awareness about the use of tobacco, and reduce tobacco related diseases.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Tobacco Information and Prevention Source
Homepage for all the information you will ever need on tobacco use in the United States, including how to quit. Special links for teens (TIPS 4 Teens)
Read Works
Read Works: Smoking Hurts People
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the negative effects of smoking on people and on the environment. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Your Body: Operation: Flame Out!
Tells the story of how, as tobacco became more popular, it changed human health, and what the CDC did to fight the epidemic.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Body and Mind: Teacher's Corner: Effects of Smoking on the Body [Pdf]
Young scholars study the effects smoking tobacco has on the major organs of the human body. They also develop a presentation to persuade others to not start the smoking habit.
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National Crime Prevention Council: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs
Site provides great information for parents wanting to talk with their children about drugs and alcohol. Provides realistic and reasonable tips.