Curated Video
New York Becomes First State To Officially Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes
The state Public Health and Health Planning Council voted to put the ban into effect immediately.
Curated Video
Teen Marijuana Use In E-Cigarettes, Vaping Is Rising
Two surveys show teen marijuana use, both in e-cigarettes and vaping, is rising.
Bill of Rights Institute
Mercantilism and The Colonial American Economy
The invisible hand of trade. Viewers use the AP review video to learn the impact of mercantilism on the American Colonies. They examine the question of taxation without representation as the colonists get more and more upset with...
PBS
Pbs: Inside the Tobacco Deal
PBS Frontline presents "how two small-town Mississippi lawyers declared war on Big Tobacco and skillfully pursued a daring new litigation strategy that ultimately brought the industry to the negotiating table." Well documented, well...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: The Search for a Safe Cigarette
Examine a range of federal and state actions on tobacco issues, determine which regulations are unfavorable or favorable to the smoking industry and consider the government's role in public health.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Smoking Stinks
Don't smoke. That's the message from this article from KidsHealth. Find out the effects of smoking and why you shouldn't start this harmful habit.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Seeing Through the Smoke the Secrets in a Cigarette
Many cigarettes are only two-thirds tobacco, and contain hundreds of additives, such as antifreeze, cocoa shells, and liquorice.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: The Jamestown Colony
Watch the story of the Jamestown colony that almost didn't survive! Disease, starvation, and attacks by Indian tribes almost brought the colony to its knees. But, they had one saving grace - tobacco! [3:21]