Anti-Smoking Related Links and Resources

The Framework Convention Alliance for Tobacco Control

The Framework Convention Alliance (FCA) is a heterogeneous alliance of non-governmental organizations from around the world who are working jointly and separately to support the development, signing, and ratification of an effective Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) and related protocols.

Partnership For A Tobacco-Free Maine (PTM)

The Partnership For A Tobacco-Free Maine (PTM) is the Maine Bureau of Health program responsible for tobacco prevention and control throughout Maine. Its mission is to reduce death and disability from tobacco use among Maine citizens by creating an environment supportive of a tobacco-free life.

Joe Chemo

This web site is dedicated to chemo patients and their family members, with the hope that it will reduce the number of people who smoke cigarettes and have to suffer through medical treatment

Localink

LOCALink is a complimentary service of UICC GLOBALink, the International Tobacco-Control Network. Its aim is to improve public awareness of tobacco-control issues. With easy-to-use tools you can now have your own public email distribution list.

Non-Smokers' Right Association

The Non-Smokers' Rights Association is a non-profit health organization that has been at the forefront of tobacco-control efforts in Canada and around the world for the past quarter-century. The NSRA was founded in Toronto in 1974 by Rosalee Berlin, a registered nurse whose allergies made her particularly sensitive to second-hand smoke. It began as a small volunteer group dedicated to achieving clean air for non-smokers.

NoTobacco.org

The Foundation For A Smokefree America was founded in 1989 by Patrick Reynolds, a grandson of the founder of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. A former pack-a-day smoker, he saw his father, oldest brother and other relatives die from cigarette-induced emphysema and cancer.

International Letter Campaigns for Tobacco Control

Petition Against International Tobacco Trade Exposition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Nov 2005. Malaysia must not be affiliated with the tobacco industry whose main action is promoting products which cause addiction, suffering and death. Allowing the merchants of death to hold the exposition in Kuala Lumpur is sending the wrong message and creates a huge setback in the efforts towards effective tobacco control. Malaysia must not allow this exposition from ever taking place.

ACLS Online Library: Tobacco Resources Online - Fact Sheets

According to the World Health Organization, more than half of the people who use tobacco die as a result of its influence. Many people embrace tobacco as a calming agent and a recreational prop. The addictive substance, however, offers many dangers, ranging from heart disease to cancer. The National Cancer Institute reports that tobacco contains at least 28 different cancer-causing chemicals, including nitrosamines. In addition to that, trace amounts of arsenic and acetone are regularly found in tobacco.