- Children Opposed to Smoking Tobacco (C.O.S.T.)
"Tobacco companies are preying upon children. The tobacco industry spends millions of dollars every day hoping to lure kids into the deadly habit of smoking. Learn how to fight back."
http://www.costkids.org/
- Florida SWAT
Tools and tactics for fighting Big Tobacco, ways to make a difference.
http://www.ftcc.fsu.edu/teensite/main-page.cfm
- Full Court Press
A Tucson, Arizona program dedicated to reducing teen smoking. Provides sections on research, advertising, smokefree air, tobacco industry manipulation, and how to report smoking violations in your area.
http://www.azstarnet.com/public/nonprofit/fcp/index.html
- Guymon SWAT
Students Working Against Tobacco in Guymon, Oklahoma, belongs to a statewide organization to help educate youth on the deceit of Big Tobacco Lies. "SWAT is not against the smoker!"
http://www.guymonswat.com
- Nebraska Teens Kick Nicotine
Nebraska teens promote tobacco education and cessation. Tobacco news, events, and facts.
http://www.kick-ash.com
- Nicotine Free Kids
Online web community for teenagers including information on smoking and tobacco. Sponsored by PICS, Inc., and features ads of their quit-smoking products.
http://www.nicotinefreekids.com
- PartnerSWAT
Many resources for the SWAT organization. "Our cause is to help teenagers realize that tobacco companies are targeting teens and we are fighting them."
http://www.partnerswat.homestead.com/index.html
- Saratoga County Reality Check
Movement made up of teens from every county in New York State who want to tell the tobacco industry that if they think they can keep targeting New York teens without any resistance, they need a Reality Check.
http://www.rcsaratoga.com/
- standonline.org
Provides an online community where you can have fun, interact, and take a stand with others against Big Tobacco.
http://www.standonline.org/
- Teenz247
Smoke-free hangout offers games, message boards, local news for teens, and articles to help teenagers in making smart decisions about drugs, smoking, and alcohol.
http://www.teenz247.com/
- The Point is
Freeport, Long Island, organization fighting youth smoking.
http://www.thepointis.org/
- WHO: Tobacco Use by Children
WHO factsheet. Tobacco has been called "a pediatric disease" because almost all smokers start smoking, and become addicted to nicotine, while children. A rundown by WHO on how the tobacco industry views young smokers, how tobacco affects children both firsthand and secondhand, and why kids smoke: to be like adults.
http://www.who.ch/inf/fs/fact197.html
- Youth Anti-Tobacco Collaborative
Working to reach teens with information about tobacco use, tobacco industry lies, tobacco marketing, and services to help them quit smoking or stay tobacco-free.
http://www.notbuyinit.org/
- youthtobacco.com
Tobacco intervention and cessation programs for youth.
http://www.youthtobacco.com/
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