Maybe you know someone who smokes, and you want to help them to quit. They've probably already told you how hard it is to stop once a person has started smoking. This project tries to answer the question: What is the most effective way...

Learn the risks of smoking and how it causes cardiovascular disease. The article includes the risks and health effects of smoking, information on secondhand smoke, and resources and tools for kicking the habit.

An interesting overview of smoking trends in Canada as compiled by Statistics Canada 2005. (February 15, 2007)

Curriculum unit enables students to carry out authentic research on smoking behavior and examines how genetic and environmental factors may influence this behavior.

This four-page article provides general information on cigarettes, nicotine, and smoking by providing simple responses to questions such as "Why Are Smoking and Smokeless Tobacco So Bad for You?" and "What Happens When a Kid Tries...

This three-page article examines why teens smoke and why cigarette smoking is not only a harmful, but also a deadly habit. Also provided is information on quitting smoking and staying tobacco-free.

Article relating facts specific to women about the effects of smoking. Offers tips such as completing a "Why I Want to Quit Smoking," list to help them quit and offers advice to help them break the habit.

Gives reasons why kids pick up smoking despite what we know about tobacco. Good information about the social pressures that lead them to begin.

Established as a campaign to eliminate the epidemic of smoking, the Action on Smoking and Health aims to develop awareness about the use of tobacco, and reduce tobacco related diseases.

This site discusses, through a series of questions and answers, the benefits of smoking cessation. Also provides links to definitions of many of the terms used throughout the site.

Find out about the health implications of cigarette use and other tobacco-related research. Includes smoking fact sheets, current statistics of tobacco use, legal information, visual resources, and details about the tobacco industry.

This article explores the effects of smoking on an unborn baby. Content includes tips to help you quit smoking as well as resources you can use to help the process.

This page discusses facts and statistics on smoking, both in the United States and world-wide. Areas addressed include the thousands of chemicals in cigarettes, rates of lung disease in smokers, smoking-related health conditions, smoking...

This resource provides information about the dangers of smoking while pregnant, and the affects on children in the future.

Get the facts straight about the hazards of smoking. Take interactive quizzes, participate in virtual teen surveys, and read answers to current questions about tobacco use.

In this video segment from New York Voices, two people talk about their addiction to smoking.

Learn various perspectives on the issue of smoking in public places in New York City in this video segment from New York Voices.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about smoking and how it hurts both people and the environment. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

Middle schoolers study the effects smoking tobacco has on the major organs of the human body. They also develop a presentation to persuade others to not start the smoking habit.

Find out the reasons kids start smoking, why it is bad for you, and how you can encourage your friends to quit in this article for kids. Includes a brief video. [1:39]

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about the damage smoking does to the body. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in determining the author's purpose.

Smoking or even breathing in secondhand smoke can make asthma worse. Find out how you can avoid being around smoke in this article and video for kids. [1:39]

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the negative effects of smoking on people and on the environment. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

Learn about the health risks posed by the use of e-cigarettes in young people.