Overview - Smoking & Tobacco: An Undergraduate Research Guide - Research Guides at University of Wisconsin-Madison

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This Research Guide focuses on the social, legal, economic, and health issues related to smoking and the use of tobacco products.

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CDC: Office on Smoking and Health
Originally established in 1965 as the National Clearinghouse for Smoking and Health, OSH is dedicated to reducing the death and disease caused by tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke.
Credo Reference
A collection of 100 reference tools that may be searched collectively or individually. It includes encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, statistical sources, biographical tools, thesauri, books of quotations, image collections, and more.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (OVRC) provides viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles related to controversial social issues.
The National Institute on Drug Abuse: Tobacco/Nicotine
Website offers information and research useful for students, teachers, parents, and health practitioners.
Tobacco.Org
Source for tobacco news, history, links, and current events.