smoke (smoking)

A smoking device that is in two parts. There is the smoking tube, a large part of which is missing, and the tube for the coals and tobacco. Both parts have the remains of decoration.

From the Yale-New Haven Teacher's Institute, comprehensive history of tobacco, the tobacco industry, and tobacco-related illnesses.

The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids has developed a website showing how and why tobacco can affect many different aspects of your life. Click on one of the categories on the left to see how cigarette smoking hurts your health.

Summarizing research found at the Mayo Clinic, this article explains why kids, who have only smoked a few cigarettes, "experience the same symptoms of nicotine addiction as adults who smoke heavily." Learn about how nicotine affects the...

Presents a short history of tobacco use and discusses how societal mores and public policy have changed over time based on how people have used tobacco. Includes a collection of images depicting the culture of smoking in different...

Learn the health benefits of soccer as well as the effects of tobacco smoking on athletic performance. Consider and discuss statistics about health, sports and making a difference for inner-city youth.

Students develop a persuasive peer-to-peer case against smoking, with the goal to understand how language usage can influence perception, attitudes and behavior.

WebMD is a very helpful online health resource. Coverage includes the latest health & medical news, with in-depth medical references at your fingertips. Topics that range from diabetes to second hand smoking are discussed by medical...

This web-article addresses the effects of gearing the advertising of tobacco products to minority communities. Examines the 1997 tobacco settlement. Author uses statistics to support his/her argument.

The National Research Council states their facts on why the prevention of cigarette smoking can help in the prevention of depression.

This article not only discusses nicotine addiction but also includes information on quitting smoking through medication therapy.

This CBC News article gives a timeline of Tobacco Laws in Canada. Read about legislation as dating as far back at the 1908 Tobacco Restraint Act through to today.

A series of personal interviews with people suffering from emphysema caused by smoking.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Chock full of many interactive tools and strategies, this interdisciplinary language arts and health lesson is set up like a WebQuest. Students are led through the evaluation of techniques used by...

An image of "Boors Eating Drinking and Smoking outside a Cottage", created by Gillis Van Tilborgh in 1657 (Oil on canvas, 60 x 80 cm).

An image of "Turkish Merchant Smoking in His Shop", created by Alexandre Gabriel Decamps in 1844 (Oil on canvas, 36 x 28 cm).

An image of "Man Smoking a Pipe", created by Paul Cezanne in 1892 (Oil on canvas, 93 x 74 cm).

An image of "Interior of a Smoking Room", created by Adriaen Brouwer from 1630-32 (Oil on wood, 22 x 29 cm).

An image of "Peasants Smoking and Drinking", created by Adriaen Brouwer, c. 1635 (Oil on panel, 35 x 26 cm).

An image of "Smoking Men", created by Adriaen Brouwer, c. 1637 (Oil on wood, 46 x 36,5 cm).

An image of "Magdalen with the Smoking Flame", created by Georges De La Tour, c. 1640 (Oil on canvas, 117 x 92 cm).

An image of "Portrait of a Smoking Man in Oriental Habit", created by Giacomo Ceruti, c. 1740 (Oil on canvas, 72 x 56 cm).

An image of "Tobacco Smoking", created by Johan Van Beverwijckz (Engraving).