Tobacco and Smoking: UK

ASH Scotland
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is a public health charity that has lots of information about tobacco including stopping smoking, current policy issues and campaigns. They also have fact sheets and essential information which you can download for free.
http://www.ashscotland.org.uk

Health Scotland
This is Scotland's health improvement agency.  The website provides a range of resources and information on various topics, including tobacco, to support health improvement practioners and organisations working to improve Scotland's health and reduce inequalities.
http://www.healthscotland.com/index.aspx

W-West (Why Waste Everything Smoking Tobacco?)
This website is led by young people for young people and is Scotland's first pro choice information group. It is made up of both smokers and non-smokers and aims to provide young people with easy access to the real facts about smoking, so that they can decide what is best for them.
http://www.w-west.org.uk/

D-MYST
This website is led by and for young people in Liverpool. D-MYST provides young people with an opportunity to air their views and concerns on tobacco and to take action to de-normalise and de-glamorise smoking.
http://www.d-myst.info/index.php

Cross Party Group on Tobacco
The following link provides details of forthcoming meetings, agendas, minutes and annual reports of this cross party group.  The purpose of the group is to take forward an effective tobacco control agenda in Scotland and includes MSP's and non MSP members.
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/msp/crossPartyGroups/groups/cpg-tobac.htm

British Heart Foundation
The British Heart Foundation is the nation's heart charity.  The website provides information, resources and advice for health professionals and the public.
http://www.bhf.org.uk/

Centre for Tobacco Control Research
The Centre for Tobacco Control Research is the first research centre dedicated to tobacco control in the UK.
http://www.ctcr.stir.ac.uk/

NHS Smokefree
This website contains a range of information and advice on stopping smoking as well as information on local services available in England.
http://smokefree.nhs.uk/

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
This independed organisation is responsible for providing national guidance on promoting good health and preventing and treating ilness.
http://www.nice.org.uk/

No Smoking Day
No Smoking Day is the UK's leading health campaign for smokers who want to stop. The website contains information on stopping smoking, resources as well as details on how to organise your own event on No Smoking Day.
http://www.nosmokingday.org.uk/

QUIT
Quit is an independant charity based in London. They aim to provide practical help, advice and support to all smokers who want to stop.
http://www.quit.org.uk/

ISD (Information Services Division)
This is Scotland's national organisation for health information, statistics and IT services. 
http://www.isdscotland.org

SALSUS
Drug Misuse Information Scotland website provides information, statistics and research on drugs misuse in Scotland.  The following link takes you to the Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS) section of the website.
http://www.drugmisuse.isdscotland.org/publications/abstracts/salsus.htm

Scottish Drugs Forum
This is a national non-government drugs policy and information agency working in partnership with others to co-ordinate effective responses to drug use in Scotland.
http://www.sdf.org.uk/

Scottish Government Publications
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/Recent

Scotland's Health on the web
http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/

Healthy Working Lives
The vision of the Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives is to give people living in Scotland the opportunity to work in ways that sustain and improve their health and well-being.  For more information see the link below.
www.healthyworkinglives.com


Scottish Parliament
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/

Tobacco Information Scotland
This initiative was developed by ASH Scotland and aims to provide the best possible gateway to smoking and tobacco-related information in Scotland.
http://www.tobaccoinscotland.org.uk/

Tobacco control resource centre
The Tobacco Control Resource Centre (tcrc) works in partnership with medical associations across Europe supporting them in their efforts to educate their members, help patients and inform public policy with respect to tobacco. It is aimed at the medical profession, health workers and tobacco control advocates.
http://www.tobacco-control.org/

ScotPHO
The Scottish Public Health Observatory (ScotPHO) collaboration brings together key national organisations involved in public health intelligence in Scotland, led by ISD Scotland and NHS Health Scotland.
http://www.scotpho.org.uk/home/home.asp

Tobacco Control Resource Centre (UK).
The TCRC (run from the British Medical Association) works in partnership with national medical associations across Europe, supporting them in their efforts to educate their members, help patients and inform public policy with respect to tobacco.  It is aimed mainly at
http://www.tobacco-control.org

Tobacco and Smoking: International

WHO
The World Health Organisation is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters and monitoring and assessing health trends.
http://www.who.int/en/

Tobacco Control Journal
http://tc.bmjjournals.com/

Quitnet
This website is aimed at giving help to smokers, by smokers that are quitting and ex- smokers.
http://www.quitnet.com/qnhomepage.aspx

Globalink
Globalink is managed by the International Union Against Cancer.  It  serves all those active in tobacco-control, and public health.
http://www.globalink.org/

Tobacco Atlas
The Tobacco Atlas is for those interested in the effect tobacco has on health, economics, politics, big business, corporate behavior, poverty, gender issues, human rights, children, human development, globalization, smuggling, tax, religion, allocation of resources etc.
www.tobaccoatlas.org

ADIC
Largest tobacco control site in Russia. (Russian)
www.adic.org.ua/nosmoking

Americans for Non-Smokers Rights (US)
Ideas and information from one of the most active campaign groups in the US.
www.no-smoke.org

Tobacco.org (International)
Comprehensive and current resource focusing on international tobacco and smoking issues
http://www.tobacco.org

World Health Organisation
Framework on Tobaco Control
http://www.who.int/fctc/en/index.html

Truth
Truth is a youth prevention campaign funded by the American Legacy Foundation.
www.thetruth.com

Reality Check
Reality Check is a youth-led movement within the New York State Department of Health Tobacco Control Program.  They strive to change the social norm regarding tobacco by de-normalizing and de-glamorizing tobacco, tobacco use and the tobacco industry.
www.realitycheckny.org

Other Useful Links