Youth Services

Links of Interest

Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT)
http://www.gen-swat.com/gen-swat1/links.html
Youth throughout the State of Florida have joined together in a
relentless fight against the tobacco industry and its
manipulation and targeting of youth to use their product. This
website will, engage you, empower you, and prepare you to
take on Big Tobacco

NIDA for Teens
http://teens.drugabuse.gov/facts/facts_nicotine1.asp
This web page created especially for teens by the National
Institute on Drug Abuse gives the scoop on smoking and
includes tons of information about nicotine. Have a question?
Try the “Ask Dr. NIDA” feature!

Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)
http://ash.org/kids.html
ASH links you to information and major news surrounding tobacco, nicotine, second-hand smoke, and your life. Use ASH's search engine to search for specific teen-related facts.

American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org 
This site provides information, news, and research on cancer and possible risk factors such as tobacco use.

American Lung Association
www.lungusa.org
This comprehensive Website provides information about the lungs and lung disease in all its forms, with special emphasis on asthma, tobacco control, and environmental health.

I Quit!
www.cdc.gov/tobacco/educational_materials/iquit.pdf 
What to do when you're sick of smoking, chewing, or dipping. Offers suggestions on setting a quit date, what to do the day you quit, how to handle the "crazies," and ways to keep yourself on track.

Tobacco Information and Prevention Source (TIPS)
www.cdc.gov/tobacco
TIPS for kids, teens, and adults spotlights new trends in tobacco, surgeon generals' reports, research and data, means to quit, educational material, and information on general prevention. Go to the Tips 4 Teens section to learn what celebrities think about tobacco, and quiz yourself on your tobacco knowledge.

The Truth
www.thetruth.com
Truth is dedicated to exposing the truth about tobacco so that people can have all of the information necessary to make up their minds for themselves. Truth links you to news, events, and facts and gives you ways to spread the truth about the tobacco industry. Galleries lead you to innovative ways to increase awareness using print, photography, the Web, TV, and radio.

Tobacco Free Kids
http://www.tobaccofreekids.org
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is a leader in the fight to reduce tobacco use and its devastating consequences in the United States and around the world. By changing public attitudes and public policies on tobacco, we strive to prevent kids from smoking, help smokers quit and protect everyone from secondhand smoke.

Tobacco Free Florida
http://www.tobaccofreeflorida.com
At the Tobacco Free Florida’s media site you will find the latest Tobacco Free Florida campaign press materials, events, online initiatives, facts, images and more.