Websites

Tobacco control in the 21st century

Prof. Simon Chapman, at the Australian Centre for Health Promotion, offers an intensive tobacco control course in August of each year. This website provides information about the course, its components and how to attend next edition.

Big tobacco sucks

Aimed at the youth population, this website launched by the Campaign Against Transnational Tobacco presents to the youth population the tobacco industry by exposing its internal documents. It provides examples of the industry’s activities and includes a news section.

Methods [tobacco reporting regulations]

Produced by the Tobacco Control Programme at Health Canada, contains information on mainstream smoke, sidestream smoke, whole tobacco constituents, and a preparation of samples for testing.

Health warning labels for consumer tobacco products

A selection of 16 warning labels found on Canadian cigarette packages are displayed on this website. Some of the titles include: "Tobacco smoke hurts babies" and "Cigarettes cause mouth disease". The images are also available in JPG and EPS formats.

Additives found in American cigarettes

A list of 600 additives to cigarettes provided by the Indiana Prevention Resource Center and compiled from tobacco industry documents.

Bliley collections

These documents, released by Chairman Bliley, hold information on the tobacco industry's history from 1954 through the early 1990s, including info and research on smoking and health.

Tobacco documents online

This depository was created to present the tobacco industry documents used in the trials that led to the Master Settlement Agreement between the US States and the tobacco companies in 1999.

Tobacco control archives

Includes more than 100 digital, paper, and media collections dealing with tobacco. Subject areas covered include the tobacco industry, tobacco policy, and tobacco-related legislation and litigation.

Tobacco industry documents : public access to industry documents

Background information about tobacco industry documents as well as two searchable directories: 1) The Minnesota Select Set and 2) The Guildford Documents stored in Minnesota.

Tobacco companies linked to criminal organizations in lucrative cigarette smuggling

A number of investigative reports on the tobacco industry and smuggling.

Health warnings and images on cigarette packages in Brazil

In 2002, Brazil became the second country in the world to put into place stronger and more shocking images. Three images are pictured here on this website.

La saga cigarette

Le réseau francophone has put together a collection of cigarette packages from around the world. Please select the "Packs" sub-heading on the left side of the website.

'Safer' cigarettes : a history

Examines several attempts made by tobacco manufacturers to create safer cigarettes and discusses why they have not been successful. Also includes a brief animation of how carcinogens are formed from cigarettes.

Cigarette ingredients

A number of countries will be requiring tobacco companies to list the chemicals in their tobacco products. As a result, Philip Morris has provided an on-line listing of the chemicals added to its products in countries such as: Australia, Norway, and New Zealand.

What is in cigarettes?

An index of tobacco ingredients and additives. Information on the Tobacco Sales Act and Tobacco Testing and Disclosure.

Seek truth

Their main goal is to alert everyone to the lies and hidden practices of the cigarette companies, while giving people the tools to have a voice in changing that.

Smoke-free Ottawa = Ottawa sans fumée

Support the successful implementation of the City of Ottawa's smoke-free public places and workplaces by-laws.

Tobacco use in B.C. 1997

This report analyzes data regarding the prevalence of smoking for the general population as well as specific ethnic and age groups. Findings are divided by sociodemographic characteristics such as geographic location, gender and economic factors. Smoking rates are found to be in decline for the province as a whole.

Canada's mass media campaign : problems and solutions

Collected documents analysing Health Canada’s mass media campaign strategy. Of particular interest is a report produced for Health Canada in June 2001, and obtained through the Access To Information Act, entitled: "Tobacco Industry Denormalization Campaign: A Review and Evaluation".

Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey (CTUMS)

Conducted by Health Canada since 1999, CTUMS provides data on tobacco use and related issues. The primary objective of the survey is to track changes in smoking status, especially for populations most at risk, such as the 15 to 24 year olds. Includes results from 1999 to date, as well as factsheets, prevalence comparisons between reporting years and a glossary.

Microprogramme de deuxième cycle en contrôle du tabagisme

(Available in French only.) Since January 2004, Université Laval has offered a 15 credits Internet based micro program on Tobacco Control. This program, currently offered in French, is available to anyone with an undergraduate degree. The required courses are part of a regular program and should be accepted for credits at most universities as elective courses.

Smoke in the eye

An excellent "webumentary" on the secrets of the tobacco industry, from the PBS series Frontline.

Choking on tobacco industry lies

A summary of the article Tobacco Control Advocates Must Demand High-Quality Media Campaigns: the California Experience in Tobacco Control by Stanton Glantz. It examines the role of tough anti-smoking campaigns in decreasing tobacco consumption.

ASH - tobacco industry conduct

Links to articles examining the tactics used by the tobacco industry througout the world. Among other things, the articles discuss tobacco and youth, tobacco and women, the "Whitecoat Project", and smuggling.

Anti-tobacco group wants U of T to return donation from cigarette company

Imperial Tobacco donated $150 000 to St-Michael’s College earlier this year. Several advisory board members resigned in protest against this association. Tobacco control advocates are asking the college to return the money and to out an end to its association with the tobacco industry.

Tobacco addiction specialist certification program

ACERRA Learning Inc., Algonquin College and Patient Support International have teamed together to offer this program. This comprehensive program consists of plenary presentations and interactive discussions designed to provide the health care professional with the fundamental skills, strategies and therapeutic interventions necessary to provide professional support and guidance to the smoking client who wishes to become tobacco free.

Tobacco industry's targeting of youth, minorities and women

A brief paper from the American Heart Association examining how the tobacco industry has targeted specific groups.

Big tobacco and women - what the tobacco industry's confidential documents reveal

A site from Action on Smoking and Health UK which examines the tobacco industry's views and approaches to targeting women.

Benson and Hedges @ night

These two links represent one strategy used by Rothmans, Benson and Hedges Inc. in Canada to target youth.

National tobacco information online system (NATIONS)

Contains statistical information, compiled country by country, on a variety of tobacco control issues. Information is accessible by subject either through regional databases or in customizable standard reports that allows users to compare data from two different countries.

Imperial Tobacco : community support in Canada

Describes Imperial Tobacco's involvement in Operation ID.

Tobacco and health : from cells to society

Since 1999, this course, offered by two OTRU Principal Investigators, provides students with a comprehensive overview of tobacco and tobacco-related issues from a public health perspective. The course is offered through University of Toronto, but is also available through videoconferencing at University of Waterloo, British Columbia and McGill.

Alcohol, tobacco, and other psychoactive substances

This collaborative post-graduate program is offered at the University of Toronto. It is designed to present substance abuse in a multidisciplinary fashion.

Artful truth

This website is dedicated to a program that teaches children about how messages (including tobacco advertising messages) can be portrayed through art.

Nicotine dependence across the lifespan : tobacco outreach education program

Offered by the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, this on-line course is offered to physicians wishing to further their knowledge and better counsel their patient about smoking cessation and prevention.

Global youth tobacco survey (GYTS)

Using results from a common questionnaire, this survey tracks tobacco use amongst 13 to 15 year olds across several countries. Full datasets are available from 1999 to 2003, with partial information available for 2004. Information is accessible through illustrations, fact sheets or full reports by country.

Smoking sucks

The Alliance for the Control of Tobacco (ACT) in Newfoundland has created a website aimed at teenagers that looks at different aspects of the tobacco industry. Includes both a national and international perspective.

Annual tobacco use prevention training institute

The Tobacco Use Prevention Training Institute offers training sessions in the summer. This training institute is sponsored by the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention.

Diplôme interuniversitaire de tabacologie

(Available in French Only) The Université de Paris offered a tobacco control course, covering topics such as tobacco products, the health effects of tobacco and smoking cessation, among other topics. Lecture notes are available, in French only.

Get outraged

A website designed for teens that includes industry secrets and information on how teens can get involved in the anti-smoking campaign.

The diary of denial

An Australian history of tobacco industry denials about the health effects of smoking, addictiveness of nicotine, and marketing of tobacco products to children.

Australian social trends 2000 : health-risk factors : trends in smoking

Using surveys conducted in 1977, 1980-90, and 1995, the Australian Bureau of Statistics was able to analyze individual attitudes towards smoking and examine smoking prevalence. The results indicate that lack of education or social standing is a factor in smoking.

Indoor air quality programs

The Tobacco Documents Online website presents evidence from industry documents detailing tactics to used to fight public health smoking restrictions.

Behind the smokescreen

Links to documents analyzing the tobacco industry’s "anti-smoking" and "prevention" campaigns.

Chiffres sur la consommation de tabac en Suisse

(available in French, German or Italian only) This study compares male and female tobacco consumption in Switzerland. In 2002, the rates were higher for males than females. Switzerland has one of the highest daily consumption rates (eight cigarettes per day) in Europe.

Misleading cigarette marketing : the 'light' and 'mild' deception

The Non-Smokers’ Rights Association has prepared a digest of evidence, based on industry documents from the Guildford depository, concerning the use of labelling terms to increase cigarette sales in Canada.

Résultats de l’enquête suisses auprès des écoliers (ISPA) : consommation de tabac des jeunes de 11 à 15 ans

Available in French only. These two graphs illustrate the comsumption of tobacco for males and females between the ages of 11 and 15 years. Tobacco consumption seems to increase with age, and rates have varied from 1986 to 2002.

1998 SGR - Hispanics and Tobacco

An overview from the Centre for Disease Control that looks at smoking prevalence among the Hispanic community and the influence of the tobacco industry. This site includes a good bibliography.

Tobacco use prevention and control summaries

Summarizes the number of individuals in the various US states from the late 1990's to the early 2000 that used tobacco, how much it cost healthcare, if they were protected by public policies, and how much each state spent on tobacco control.

Citizens Bank : ethical policy on tobacco

Provides a look at the tobacco policy of the Citizens Bank.

YRBSS : youth risk behavior surveillance system

The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) was established to examine the health risk behaviours that influence mortality, disability and social problems among young people and adults in the United States. Tobacco use is one of these behaviours.

Keep kids from smoking

This website provides an overview of the Youth Smoking Prevention Program (YSPP) created by Lorillard. This program helps parents address the issue of smoking with their children.

R.J. Reynolds tobacco company's perspective : youth smoking prevention

Links to information on youth responsibility programs, preventing youth access, research on youth smoking, and information for parents.

The special privileges of tobacco

Explains how the tobacco industry used attorney-client privileges to protect their damaging documents – including their research studies.

Philip Morris youth smoking prevention

A description of the commitment to youth prevention and links to information on marketing practices.

Imperial Tobacco : local community involvement

Links to programs in Montreal, Guelph, Joliette, Aylmer and other sales regions.

Organizations

The Ontario Campaign for Action on Tobacco released this list of hospitality organizations that are known to oppose public health regulations against second hand smoke exposure.

Individuals

The Ontario Campaign for Action on Tobacco released this list of Individuals that are known to oppose public health smoke free regulations and programs.

Philip Morris International : community initiatives

Links to all of the community service programs sponsored by Philip Morris.

Quarterly report : campaign contributions by tobacco interests

The tobacco industry contributed more than $2 million to the United States election campaign in 2003/04. These campaign contributions were seen to influence house committee members who struck down a bill regulating tobacco products. Those who voted against the bill recieved a significant amount more than those who voted for.

R.J. Reynolds legacy of community involvement

Links to information on charitable donations and community involvement programs.

Cigarette smuggling : a global weapon against public health measures

The Non-Smokers' Rights Association provides a comprehensive review, complete with other links, of the smuggling of tobacco products in Canada and throughout the world.

Tobacco industry front groups in Canada

Non-Smokers' Rights Association provides a brief description of industry groups in Canada.

PM's 'ETS media strategy'

Based on internal documents, Ann Landman, from the American Lung Association of Colorado, summarizes Philip Morris’s media strategy to undermine EPA’s decision to classify ETS as a class A carcinogen.

Jim's burnt offerings

Over 80 different ads and a whole section devoted to Virginia Slims (US focus).

Philip Morris and passive smoking

These papers reveal how the tobacco industry's intent was to create trouble around secondhand smoke by penetrating scientific and policy institutes. The papers show the meetings and planning that took place in order to prepare for causing trouble regarding secondhand smoke.

L'affaire Ragnar Rylander

(available in french only) M. Ragnar Rylander, former professor at the University of Geneva's Medical Faculty, and current professor at the University of Gothernburg in Sweden, was accused by two Swiss organizations (OxyGenève and CIPRET) of scientific fraud (namely producing documents which were pro-industry). He is now suing his accusers. This site provides links to press releases from both organizations, some of the "scientific" documents in question, and details about the lawsuit.

Tests of the tobacco industry youth smoking prevention ads

A research initiative from Stanford University which will test the effectivenss of industry sponsored youth smoking prevention ads.

The Richard W. Pollay 20th century tobacco advertisement collection

A good place to search for an ad from a particular time period or specific search term.

Blowing smoke: tobacco industry youth prevention ad campaigns

Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids provides links to studies and reports about tobacco industry youth prevention campaigns.

Company listing : [JTI-MacDonald Corp.]

Information on JTI-MacDonald, including a company profile, from the Canadian Blue Book.

Media Campaign Resource Center

Offers a searchable database of recent US mass media campaigns. A description of the ads as well as their images and texts are available.

Arguments - 'junk science'

The author of this controversial study, which has been criticized by the tobacco control community for its methodology and its probable tobacco industry funding, claims there is not a causal relation between environmental tobacco smoke and tobacco related mortality.

Goldclub series

This is a series of events that occur at popular clubs, bars and other “adult” venues. This is a program put together by Rothmans, Benson and Hedges Inc. It provides a glamorous and exciting venue for young adults to attend.

Impact of youth smoking prevention media messages

This publication delineates the outcomes of media messages on youth smoking prevalence.

Youth smoking prevention program

This is a position statement from one of the big tobacco companies with regard to the importance of their prevention programs.

Youth smoking prevention

The Philip Morris USA position statement on their youth prevention policy.

Board of directors

Members of board of directors from the following tobacco companies or affiliated with them : Phillip Morris Companies, RJR Nabisco, BAT Industries, Loews Corporation, Brooke Group Limited, UST Incorporated.

The tobacco business, and assorted fellow travellers

This website provides contact information (although not all updated) for tobacco companies around the world.

Picture gallery : health effects

A collection of images that display a range of scars, deformations, and injuries that have resulted from the adverse health effects from smoking. These images are quite graphic and should be viewed with caution.

Examining youth smoking cessation and relapse prevention

Examines factors associated with adolescents who have quit smoking on their own and evaluates existing smoking-cessation programs. Explores the decision to quit, gives examples of success, examines the reasons for relapses, and makes recommendations.

Cyber gallery : images of diseases caused by tobacco

These graphic images display organs within the body that have been affected from cancer caused by smoking. The authors hope that these images will be used by professionals who will then evaluate their impact on cessation among smokers, and on prevention among non-smokers.

Gross out!

Smoking can lead to many adverse health conditions and diseases, like those depicted here on this website. These images are used as a deterrent for young people to stay away from smoking.

Faces of spit tobacco use

This website describes the conditions of individuals who have developed cancer and diseases as a result of using smokeless tobacco or chewing tobacco.

Science, tobacco & you : creating a smarter ‘U’ through science

Promoting scientific literacy, this curriculum resource encourages students to use science to ask and answer questions on the issue of tobacco use and prevention. By exploring: the harmful effects of tobacco; how to handle peer pressure; and the role of advertisement, they hope to reduce the use of tobacco products.

Great American smokeout

Provides a history of the annual event (held every November) designed to encourage smokers to quit for one day. Also offers advice on how to plan a smoke-free day and has a link to brochures designed to help smokers and dippers quit. Provides ideas for neighbourhood events and strategies.

Gottaquit.com

Discusses student smoking trends and reasons why youth should quit. Incorporates a savings calculator and a personalized 'quit schedule'. Links to local and national cessation program are included. Specialized merchandise for students and educational professionals can be ordered through the website.

Tobacco litigation documents

Contains complaints filed by the Attorneys General of 44 states and similar actions against the tobacco industry, including information on the: Master Settlement Agreement; United States of America v. Philip Morris Incorporated, et al.; and other key litigation documents by state and other jurisdictions.

Youth zone

This website provides youth information regarding the impacts of smoking, tobacco industry manipulation, opportunities for youth empowerment and data for school projects. It also includes the Quit4Life web program which aims to help youth quit smoking.

Human toll of tobacco project

A collection of pictures and stories of individuals affected by the death of a family member due to their addiction to tobacco. These images were compiled to form a banner, which is brought to industry meetings and other events to spread the message that smoking is deadly.

Tips 4 youth

The Tobacco Information and Prevention Source (TIPS) has a specialized page for youth providing fact sheets, print advertisements and other website links about tobacco and youth prevention.

Don't get sucked in

Interactive website detailing some of the toxic chemicals found in cigarette smoke.

The smoke-free lobby : an advocacy resource for volunteers and staff working towards a smoke-free Ontario

This resource is produced under the auspices of the Ontario Campaign for Action on Tobacco in association with the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario, the Canadian Cancer Society (Ontario division), and the Ontario Lung Association. Includes information on how to get legislation passed.

Tobacco and health

The Canadian Medical Association 's policy on tobacco is that it should be controlled and regulated. To do so, it suggests: creating programs at reducing smoking in those demographics that are mostly likely to smoke; examining how the industry markets its products; controlling environmental tobacco smoke; enforcing that the tobacco industry be responsible for its actions and; establishing programs to emphasize the importance of preventing and quitting smoking.

Summary of policy and recommendations regarding tobacco

The American Dental Association has compiled 18 policies and recommendations on tobacco. They range from not allowing smoking at their gatherings, to informing their patients about the negative health effects of tobacco.

Tobacco products

From the American Dental Association, this is an overview of why smoking is bad for one's oral health.

Dentists should do more to help patients kick tobacco habit

According to Michael Glick, D.M.D., editor of The Journal of the American Dental Association, dentists should improve their knowledge of smoking-cessation practices and play a more central role in helping tobacco-using patients kick the habit. “Embracing smoking-cessation activities as part of unabridged oral health care no longer should be a choice” for dentists as health care providers, Dr. Glick writes in an editorial in the publication's August issue.

Smoking in the home : social and legal implications

Eric LeGresley from Smoking and Heath Action Foundation (SHAF) provides an overview of ETS tort cases and parental responsibilities towards their children.

Tobacco : the role of health professionals in smoking cessation : joint statement : 2001

The Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists, along with many other professional health associations, have collaborated together to bring one common voice on how to help Canadians quit smoking. Health professionals do have an influence on a person's decision to quit smoking.

By-law number 96-055 of the regional municipality of Waterloo : a by-law to regulate smoking in public places in the regional municipality of Waterloo

The regional municipality of Waterloo has one of the strongest and most comprehensive hospitality industry by-laws. Under this by-law all bars, restaurants, bingo halls and bowling alleys are required to be 100% smoke-free. This by-law has been in force since January 1, 2000.