What information will I find in the UCSF Tobacco Control Archives (TCA)? What information will I not find in UCSF's TCA?

What sites have good overviews of tobacco-related issues? How can I learn about or get involved in anti-tobacco activism? Where can I find information about the economic aspects of tobacco control?

Where can I find information about litigation involving the tobacco industry? Where can I find information about a specific tobacco company? What online resources exist for researching tobacco industry documents? What online resources exist for researching tobacco industry advertisements? Where can I find/purchase anti-tobacco commercials?

I'm a teacher who would like to teach my students about the dangers of smoking. Where can I find some lesson plans? I am concerned about secondhand smoke. Where can I learn more about the effects of tobacco smoke in the air? Where can I find information about the chemicals that are added to cigarettes? Where can I get help quitting smoking? Where can I learn whether my political representatives have accepted campaign contributions from the tobacco industry?

Where can I learn about the history of tobacco? Where can I learn about tobacco farming?

The Tobacco Control Archives (TCA) includes more than 100 digital, paper, and media collections dealing with tobacco. General subject areas covered include the tobacco industry, tobacco policy, and tobacco-related legislation and litigation.

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TCA collections do not include medical information about cancer or cardiovascular disease, or information about smoking cessation. However, there are some links in this FAQ that may be of use. In addition, our Subject Guide has some helpful links. TCA collections do not cover tobacco memorabilia, but you can try Yahoo's Smoking Memorabilia section.

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The major tobacco companies in accordance with the MSA maintain the following websites. They are mandated to keep these sites online and up-to-date until the year 2010. The LTDL was created as a permanent repository for the documents released on the industry sites.

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Secondhand smoke, also known as passive smoking or Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS), is a serious issue affecting our health and our environment. There are several websites dedicated exclusively to the eradication and containment of Secondhand Smoke.

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