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Quit Smoking: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
Smoking is a preventable cause of death and disease in the United States. ... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
FAQ: Tobacco 
This page presents frequently asked questions about tobacco. Answers include information on why nicotine is such a powerful addictive drug, how one can quit smoking, what the three methods for quittin... Details >
2006 The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General
U.S. Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona issued a comprehensive scientific report which concludes that there is no risk-free level of exposure to secondhand smoke. Nonsmokers exposed to secondhand smok... Details >
Office of the Surgeon General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
African Americans and Tobacco
African Americans continue to suffer disproportionately from chronic and preventable disease compared with white Americans. Of the three leading causes of death in African Americans — heart disease, ... Details >
Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
American Indian Adult Tobacco Survey
The purpose of the American Indian Adult Tobacco Survey (AI ATS) is to collect tribal–specific data that will help determine tobacco use in specific tribes and guide the development of tribal–specific... Details >
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
American Indian Adult Tobacco Survey Fact Sheet
The purpose of the American Indian Adult Tobacco Survey (AI ATS) is to collect tribal-specific data that will help determine tobacco use in specific tribes and guide the development of tribal-specifi ... Details >
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
American Indian and Alaskan Native Teen Cigarette Smoking
American Indian and Alaskan Native Teens have the largest percentage of cigarette smokers in the nation.... Details >
Asian American and Pacific Islander Youth and Tobacco
Every day, more than 3,000 kids in the United States become new, regular daily smokers. The smoking rate for Asian Americans increases seven-fold from middle school (4.4 %) to high school (33.1%), the... Details >
Asian Pacific Partners for Empowerment, Advocacy and Leadership
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and Tobacco
Smoking is responsible for 87% of the lung cancer deaths in the United States. In 1993, lung cancer was the leading cause of cancer death at 22.3% among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.... Details >
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Behavioral Risk Factors Page, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Health risk behavior data is available at this web site for all ages and genders, in English as well as in Spanish. Topics covered include sex education, sexual activity, tobacco use and contraception... Details >