General Household Survey (External Web Page)

The General Household Survey (GHS) is an inter-departmental government continuous survey by the Office of National Statistics. It collects information on a range of topics from private households in Britain. These reports cover smoking trends in Britain including prevalence and consumption by age, socio-economic group, etc as well as attitudes to smoking and quitting.

Smoking attitudes and behaviour survey 2007 (External PDF)

Office for National Statistics data on what the public thinks about smoking, whether they want to quit, and what measures they support.

Scottish Public Health Observatory: An atlas of tobacco smoking in Scotland (External Web Page)

The atlas presents estimates of current smoking prevalence and smoking attributable deaths within Scotland. Published by the NHS Scotland and Scottish Public Health Observatory. 5 July 2007

Smoking attitudes and behaviour survey 2006 (External PDF)

Smoking attitudes and behaviour survey 2006.

Statistics on smoking in England 2006 (External Web Page)

This bulletin presents the most up-to-date information at the time of publication (August 2006) on various aspects of smoking in England, drawn together from a variety of sources. Subjects include: smoking prevalence, smoking in pregnancy, behaviour and attitudes towards smoking, economic costs associated with tobacco.

US Surgeon General's Report: The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke (External Web Page)

June 2006: This important report from the US Surgeon General concludes that "The scientific evidence is now indisputable: secondhand smoke is not a mere annoyance. It is a serious health hazard that can lead to disease and premature death in children and non-smoking adults."

US Surgeon General: Secondhand Smoke Factsheets (External Web Page)

A set of factsheets and related materials to accompany the US Surgeon General's report: The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco smoke. 27 June 2006

Tobacco Atlas (2nd edition) (External Web Page)

Packed with colourful maps detailing global smoking trends, the economics of tobacco, tobacco advertising in every country of the world. By Dr. Judith Mackay, Dr. Michael Eriksen, Dr. Omar Shafey, published by the American Cancer Society. 2006

The World Health Report 2005 (External Web Page)

The report measures the amount of disease, disability and death in the world today that can be attributed to some of the most important risks to human health. Tobacco consumption is one of the top ten risks, accounting for 4.9 million deaths a year.

California EPA: Health effects of Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke (External Web Page)

The California Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) published this comprehensive report which gives an assessment of the harm caused by passive smoking. 1997 Final Report

Cochrane Collaboration (External Web Page)

This group surveys evidence from trials and rates the strength of evidence for various interventions.

The Cochrane Collaboration is an international not-for-profit and independent organization, dedicated to making up-to-date, accurate information about the effects of healthcare readily available worldwide. It produces and disseminates systematic reviews of healthcare interventions and promotes the search for evidence in the form of clinical trials and other studies of interventions. The Cochrane Collaboration was founded in 1993 and named after the British epidemiologist, Archie Cochrane.

California Environmental Protection Agency Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (External Web Page)

The overall mission of the CAL-EPA OEHHA is to protect and enhance public health and the environment by scientific evaluation of risks posed by hazardous substances. It publishes many reports on the effects of secondhand smoke and indoor air quality.

US Environmental Protection Agency (External Web Page)
The mission of the Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human health and the environment. The EPA develops and enforces regulations, performs environmental research and publishes information. Has published many reports on the health impacts of exposure to secondhand smoke.

European Commission Tobacco page (External Web Page)

Tobacco is the single largest cause of avoidable death in the European Union accounting for over half a million deaths each year and over a million deaths in Europe as a whole. It is estimated that 25% of all cancer deaths and 15% of all deaths in the Union could be attributed to smoking.

This link is the European Commission Public Health, Tobacco page with access to EU policy, legislation, FAQs and key EU documentation.

Framework Convention Alliance factsheets (External Web Page)

Health of Men (External Web Page)

A website giving useful information on general health issues such as blood pressure, fatherhood, impotence, the prostate and much more.

National Cancer Institute (US): Tobacco Control Research (External Web Page)

Tobacco Monographs. The National Cancer Institute established the Tobacco Control Monograph series to provide ongoing and timely information about emerging public health issues in smoking and tobacco use control.

Repace Associates (US) (External Web Page)

Critical discussion of the weaknesses of the ventilation approach by Repace Associates

TobaccoPedia (External Web Page)

The TobaccoPedia is part of the Globalink site which has huge searchable resources on all aspects of tobacco and tobacco policy. The online tobacco encyclopaedia.

BMA: Tobacco Fact File (External Web Page)

Produced by the British Medical Association (BMA), this is a 'one-stop' source of information on tobacco.

US Surgeon General's reports (External Web Page)

Major reports on tobacco and health available on line.

Ventilation - why it doesn't protect your health (External Web Page)

Section of the Americans for Non-smokers rights website dealing with ventilation