Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence 2008 Update

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWR)

Surgeon General's Report
The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke June 27, 2006

Surgeon General's Report for 2006

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
BRFSS 2006 Who's Still Smoking in North Carolina

BRFSS Data for 2006

Economic Effects of Environmental Tobacco Smoke

The Adult Incidence of Asthma and Respiratory Symptoms by Passive Smoking In Utero or in Childhood

Who's still smoking in NC Oct. 2007

General

CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)

Elon University Poll finds support for N.C. smoking ban at 65 percent Oct. 31, 2006

The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General June 27, 2006

Chronic Disease Notes and Reports Dec. 2005

Who's still smoking in NC Oct. 2007

The Adult Incidence of Asthma and Respiratory Symptoms by Passive Smoking In Utero or in Childhood April 1, 2005

Economic Effects of Environmental Tobacco Smoke March 31, 2005

North Carolina Adult Fact Sheets

"Efficacy of Tobacco Dependence Treatment in the Context of a "Smoke-Free Grounds" Worksite Policy: a Case Study." Aug. 2004

Surgeon General's Report for 2004

Tobacco Industry Political Influence and Tobacco Policy Making in New York 1983-1999

African Americans

General Information 1998
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) statistical overview of tobacco use by African Americans

Pathways to Freedom: Winning the Fight Against Tobacco
This guide addresses many issues that are specific to African Americans such as targeted advertising campaigns and historical, cultural, and socioeconomic influences.

American Indians and Alaskan Natives

General Information
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) statistical overview of tobacco use by American Indians and Alaskan Natives

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

Tobacco Use in Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities
Statistical overview of tobacco use by Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

Hispanics

General Information 1998
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) statistical overview of tobacco use by Hispanics

National Latino Council on Alcohol and Tobacco Prevention (NLCATP)
The NLCATP’s online resource provides information on Hispanics' increased risk of tobacco use and a limited state-by-state community outreach directory.

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT)

"Burning Love: Big Tobacco Takes Aim at LGBT Youth"
Tobacco industry targets youth

"Smoking Cessation Interventions in San Francisco's Queer Communities"
Queer tobacco interventions

"Gay Teens & Smoking"
Examines smoking in gay teens

"Lesbians and Gays Face Tobacco Targeting"
Another look at the tobacco industry targeting advertisements towards the LGBT community

Project Scum
How a Tobacco Company Targeted the Gay and Homeless Communities

LGBT Tobacco Use Articles and Research
National Associations of LGBT Community Centers

Women

A Guide for Counseling Women Who Smoke March 2008
Includes the 5As and counseling during pregnancy. NC Division of Public Health, Women's Health Branch

Dispelling the Myth 2001
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) community toolkit for reducing tobacco use among women

Women's Health: Interventions for Smoking Cessation
An educational grant funded by The Duke Endowment to improve the smoking cessation services offered to women of childbearing age in Forsyth County, NC in an effort to reduce their risk of having low birth weight or premature infants