Addicted to Nicotine - A National Research Forum http://www.nida.nih.gov/meetsum/nicotine/SummaryIndex.html
Conference on nicotine addiction and tobacco products. All proceedings online. Includes papers on nicotine delivery systems; pharmacology of nicotine; ethnicity, gender, and risk factors for smoking initiation; economics; advertising and promotion; prevention programs; individual differences; and intervention and treatment strategies.
Canadian Tobacco Research Initiative http://www.ctcri.ca/
Collaboration between a group of Canadian agencies and governments. Supports researchin tobacco control, aims at research directly relevant to program and policy, and that research results used more systematically to inform tobacco control programs and policies.
International Tobacco Evidence Network http://www.tobaccoevidence.net/
Working to maintain a formal network of economists, epidemiologists, social scientists and other tobacco control experts able to provide rapid, policy-relevant research on country-level, regional or international tobacco control issues.
Joe Un-Cool http://today.uci.edu/news/release_detail.asp?key=284
Teenagers are more likely to think smoking is cool after they've watched their Hollywood idols light up on screen -- unless they've just seen an advertisement reminding them of the real effects of tobacco, research finds.
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