DOCUMENT RESUME ED 381 728 CG 026 221 AUTHOR Zuckerman, Karen, Ed. TITLE Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Resource Guide: Tobacco. INSTITUTION National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (DHHS), Rockville, MD. SPONS AGENCY Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (DHHS/PHS), Rockville, MD. Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. REPORT NO DHHS-SMA-94-2069 PUB DATE Dec 93 NOTE 34p. PUB TYPE Reference Materials Bibliographies (131) EDRS PRICE MF01/PCO2 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Abstracts; Adolescents; Annotated Bibliographies; Children; Drug Education; Elementary Secondary Education; *Health; Intervention; *Prevention; Resource Materials; *Smoking; *Substance Abuse; *Tobacco IDENTIFIERS *Tobacco Industry ABSTRACT This guide was designed to aid prevention specialists, educators, pirents, and others in addressing tobacco problems among youth. Listed here are numerous publications--each one summarized-'-on tobacco use. The guide is divided into two sections: (1) Prevention Material for Tobacco; and (2) Studies, Articles, and Reports on Tobacco. Section one includes publications on secondhand smoke, spit tobacco, non-smokers' rights, tobacco as a drug, smoking and health, and other information. Each listing includes the following information: title, organization responsible for publication, publication date, format, topic, target audience, setting, readability, inventory number, and availability, including addresses and phone numbers. Many of the materials are for children. Section two, which consists of government publications and journal articles, features more extensive summaries than those that appear in the previous section. Some of the titles here address prevention, addiction, women, tobacco advertising, peer group influence, maternal smoi _ng, Black Americans, prevention programs, health consequences, youth, passive smoking. predictors of use, gender differences. intervention, and government policy. Names, addresses, and phone numbers for groups, organizations, and programs on tobacco appear at the end of the guide. (RJM) Reproducti-us supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. *****,%:..1..AA...Ai.**;,:d.:C**;:********************************************* Center for Substance Abuse Prevention N ec" Alcohol, To Resource Drug-Free by the Year 2000 L U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ()nice of Educations! Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) This document has been reproduced as received Iron, the person or organ,zation originating 4 December 1993 O Minor changes have been made to morose reproduction (lushly Points of view or opinions stated in this docu- ment do not necessarily represent off,ciat Prevention Material.. 1 OERI position or policy ''.."XIt.., s '''''' - " 'I `'.'es's Studies, Articles, & Reports 9 ........0, ,....4,,W,:,,,,,§0 ,,,,,.o............,..,,,,,,/".-......,,. ... s."....A.,,,,.. AO'''. C., 4 \--.....,....-,,w,.... Groups, S Organizations, & Programs 29 From the Acting Director of CSAP... According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, roughly 419,000 people die in the United States from tobacco use every year. Teenagers make up the haw largest percentage of new cigarette smokers and studies show that ss,ti'N\ tobacco is one of the most common "gateway drugs" there is. Obvio- ' usly, the problem of tobacco use among our country's youth must 5,\ be addressed. c: CSAP recognizes the seriousness of tobacco problems and is work- ing diligently to bring hope for a healthier tomorrow. Designed to aid prevention specialists, educa- tors, parents, and others, this resource guide includes a listing of exciting and colorful prevention materials, useful research U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES abstracts, and relevant resources Public Health Service for your use and attention. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Prevention works. We can save lives. Vivian L. Smith, M.S.W. 2 MS452 BEST COPY AVAILABLE The listing of materials or programs in this resource guide does not constitute or im- ply endorsement by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, the Public Health Service, or the Department of Health and Human Services. The materials have been reviewed for accuracy, appropriateness, and conformance with public health principles. This Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Resource Guide was compiled from a vari- ety of publications and data bases and represents the most currentinformation to date. It is not an all-inclusive listing of materials on this topic. This guide will be up- dated regularly, and your comments or suggestions are welcome. To suggest informa- tion or materials that might be included in updated editions, please write to the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI), P.O. Box 2345, Rockville, MD 20847-2345. Produced by the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, Karen Zuckerman, editor. For further information on alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs, call 1-800-729-6686, 301-468-2600, or TDD 1-800-487-4889. "1-11-*Pleasefeel free to be a "copy cat," and make all the copies you want. You 11-11 have our permission! Prevention Material for Tobacco it's Time To Stop Being A Secondhand Smoke: What You Passive Victim Can Do About Secondhand Organization: Centers for Disease Control Smoke as Parents, and Prevention Decisionmakers, and Building Year: 1993 Occupants Format: Information Kit Organization: Environmental Protection Length: 20 Pages Agency (EPA) Topic: Secondhand Smoke Year: 1993 Target Audience: Parents, Employees, Format: Brochure General Public Length: 4 Pages Setting: Home., Health Care Topic: Secondhand Smoke Readability: Fairly Difficult Target Audience: Parents, Inventory Number: PHD651 Policymakers/Administrators, Employers Availability: National Clearinghouse for Setting: Home, Government, Workplace Alcohol and Drug information, P.O. 2345, Readability: Difficult Rockville, MD 20847-2345, 301-468-2600, 1-800-729-6686 Availability: EPA, Indoor Air Quality Information Clearinghouse, P.O. Box 37133, Washington, DC 20013-7133, Thisinformation kit describes second- 301-585-9020, 1-800-438-4318 hand smoke as a poison an4 states that passive smokers, especially children, Thisbrochure explains the risks of sec- are at risk for a host of physical prob- ondhand smoke and states that passive lems including lung cancer, pneumonia, smoking is estimated to cause roughly and bronchitis. Parents are pressed to 3,000 lung cancer deaths in nonsmokers keep their homes smoke-free, employ- each year. Suggestions are offered on ees are encouraged to petition for a non- how parents, employers, restaurant smoking policy in the workplace, and owners, and building occupants can all are urged to appeal for a smoke-free protect themselves and others from the atmosphere at their favorite restaurant. dangers of passive smoking. A special Fact sheets, containing action steps and message for smokers is also included, resources, are included. asking them, among other things, to re- frain from smoking around children and to encourage their employers to of- fer a smoking cessation program. Tobacco 4 Page 1 The Challenge: Focus on Spit Beat the Smokeless Habit contains infor- Tobacco mation on smokeless tobacco and offers Organization: U.S. Department of Education student baseball players a nine-inning Year: 1993 game plan on how to break the habit. Professional baseball player cards are Format: Newsletter scattered throughout the booklet as are Length: 24 Pages quotes from players such as Nolan Topic; Spit Tobacco Ryan, John Franco, and Norm Charlton. Target Audience: Alcohol/Drug Prevention Professionals and Educators The booklet discusses the history of Setting: School' smokeless tobacco, contains informa- Readability: Difficult tion about the drug's health. risks, in- cluding graphic photographs of pa- Inventory Number: PFID650 Availability: National Clearinghouse for tients with smokeless tobacco-induced Alcohol and Drug Information, P.O. Box mouth cancer, and offers suggestions 2345, Rockville, MD 20847-2345, and encouragement on how to quit. 301-468-2600, 1 -800- 729 -6606 TheChallenge is a quarterly newsletter, I Mind Very Much if You Smoke produced by the Department of Educa- Organization: National Cancer Institute tion, containing lesson plans, informa- Year: 1993 tion on state-of-the-art programs, and Format: Booklet topical articles on alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use and prevention. This is- Length: 12 Pages sue focuses on spit tobacco and includes Topic: Secondhand Smoke Target Audience: Parents, Employees, a look at the history of spit tobacco, cur- General Public ricula for students in grades K-12, facts Setting: Home, Worksite and figures about spit tobacco and Readability: Fairly Difficult youth, prevention and education pro- Availability: Cancer Information Service, grams, and resources. 1-800-4CANCER This brochurestates that secondhand Beat the Smokeless Habit smoke can cause serious adverse health Organization: National Cancer Institute complications, including lung cancer, Year: 1992 heart disease, pneumonia, and asthma. Format: Booklet It advises readers to say "no" to second- Length: 20 Pages hand smoke at home, at the worksite, Topic: Smokeless Tobacco and in public places and suggests tact- Target Audience: Student Athletes (Baseball ful ways to do so. Additional action Players), Recreation /Sports Personnel steps for nonsmokers to take are in- Setting: Recreation/Sports cluded as is a list of organizations for Readability: