Tobacco

World Health Organisation report says tobacco industry sabotaged WHO tobacco control efforts.

"Philip Morris et al. are recasting themselves as kinder, gentler companies concerned about their communities. Meanwhile, they're strong-arming the TV networks to block counter-ads which might persuade you otherwise."

Tobacco ads, advertising, and its effect on publications that carry it.

Article from The Nation discusses on the Partnership for a Drug-Free America discusses its tobacco connections such as Philip Morris funding and free ad space in media that take tobacco advertising.

Center for Public Integrity report on media political power covers the connections between the tobacco industry and media, such as $1.1 billion in cigarette advertising, and what it buys.

Statistics, factsheets, and discussion on tobacco policy, smokefree workplaces, retailers selling to youth, industry quotes on nicotine and addiction, and medical costs due to smoking.

Citizens and organizations advocating policy decisions, educational and prevention efforts to address the problem of tobacco in their communities. Provides tobacco news, issues, analysis, advocacy; factsheets and policy papers.

Focuses on how tobacco settlement payments have created an incentive for states to help the tobacco industry.

Abstract of paper; concludes "in order to be successful, anti-tobacco alliances need to recognize that tobacco control is ultimately a political battle fought in public, and not a scientific debate discussed in private"; gives examples from Switzerland.

Report and resources from The Center for Social Gerontology.

Exposure to secondhand smoke at work costs employers money for increased health services and increased time off.

Forthcoming are tobacco and smoking fact sheets, statistics, news, projects, policies, and resources.

MPs will chose between three options to banning smoking in enclosed public spaces.

Policy research in Romania seeks to analyse the factors affecting tobacco consumption in that country.

Follows a single issue, tobacco control, through the phases of the Precede-Proceed model of health promotion.

Research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that smoking cessation programs are cost-effective.

Nature Science report on how the tobacco industry manipulates restaurant and bar trade bodies to maintain smoking in public places.

Expose of Rick Berman and the Center for Consumer Freedom documents payments totallying $2,950,000 from tobacco giant Philip Morris to Rick Bermman.

Syllabus and resources for course at The University of Dayton Law School.

SFWeekly article covers tobacco industry activity in California between 1988 and 1993, primarily diversion of Prop. 99 funds; politicians who helped the industry; industry use of PR firms, lobbyists, and front groups.

"It's a huge market in India and South East Asia. Tobacco companies are also targetting youth between 15-25. Two countries where it will zoom up are India and Indonesia".

Sells tobacco education playing cards designed for teens.

ANR analysis puts forward a short summary of smokefree environments as a youth tobacco protection and prevention strategy.

Factsheet lists events, approaches, and amount of TV time gained to promote cigarettes.

Recent research at Dartmouth shows the influence of on-screen smoking.

Marketing professor finds that teens are more likely to be influenced by strategic tobacco advertising than adults.

BAT (British American Tobacco) hands out free cigarettes to teenagers at sports events in Africa, a BBC investigation finds.

News article covers the development of the PR industry with the tobacco industry, and how and why tobacco uses PR today.

Political column for Slate by Jacob Weisberg examines why well known liberal figures Ann Richards, George Mitchell and others became powerful lobbyists for Big Tobacco.

Reports on industry activity by state; extensive and recent reports available for Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Massachusetts, Missouri, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin.

Interview with ex-tobacco industry lobbyist Victor Crawford, on how the industry influences Washington.

Internal tobacco industry document outlines its lobbying activities in 1989 such as pre-empting local smokefree laws.

Lorillard Tobacco lobbyists in Minnesota, and all groups respresented by each lobbyist.