The Dangers of Tobacco Use


The following resources will help you research background information on the dangers of tobacco use.
 

 Databases

  Health Reference Center Academic
Multi-source database provides access to the full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus the wide variety of personal health information sources in InfoTrac's award-winning Health Reference Center.
     

Health and Wellness Resource Center and
Alternative Health Module
Medical information for health professionals and general readers.
Includes medical dictionary and encyclopedia, health news and much more.
Student Resource Center - Health Module
Includes more than 1,200 essays on medical and health-related topics, including diseases, treatments, and major historical figures in the fields of medicine, chemistry, biology, and related areas along with  photographs and diagrams.

 Websites

ALA - Diseases A-Z: www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=33316

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tobacco Facts:  http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco

Chewing Tobacco - Not a Risk-Free Alternative to Smoking: www.mayoclinic.com/health/chewing-tobacco/CA00019

Cigarette Smoking and Cancer Questions and Answers: www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Tobacco/cancer

CNN Focus: Tobacco Under Attach - Hazardous to Your Health: http://www.cnn.com/US/9705/tobacco/medical/index.html

Dangers of Smoking: http://tjsamson.client.web-health.com/web-health/topics/GeneralHealth/generalhealthsub/generalhealth/lifestyle/addictions/smoking.html

NIDA Info Facts - Cigarettes and  Other Tobacco Products: http://www.drugabuse.gov/Infofacts/Tobacco.html

Tobacco Facts: http://www.tobacco-facts.info/

Tobacco Use and Periodontal Disease - http://www.perio.org/consumer/smoking.htm

The Truth.com: http://www.thetruth.com/


If you do not find what you're looking for in the above resources, try the search tips listed below.

  Internet Search Tips

  1. Type the URL (web site address) of a search directory/engine in the address box: ex: www.yahoo.com, or www.google.com, etc.
     
  2. (Be sure to type the address exactly the way you see it, including any uppercase letters and punctuation).
     
  3. Type in keyword(s). (If your keyword has two parts such as: "tobacco use", be sure to put quotes around it so that the search engine only finds the Internet sites on old English as opposed to all of the sites containing the word tobacco plus all of the sites containing the word use.
     

  4. If you would like to search for something specific about tobacco use, try a combined keyword search by adding a comma followed by a space and your other search term. For instance; if I wanted to find out about the risks of using tobacco,  I would enter the following:

     "tobacco use", risks

    Hit Enter on your keyboard, or click on Search, then scan the description of the "hits" (entries) and click on the links that sound best.
     

  5. Be sure to evaluate each Internet site for the following:
    • Authority: Can you tell if the author is credible (believable)?
    • Objectivity: Is the information objective (honest and free of bias)?
    • Currency: Is the information recent and up-to-date?
    • Design: Is the site designed in a clear and user friendly way?
    • Navigation: Is the site easy to navigate through, and are all links current and usable?

     

  6. Remember: if you choose to use any information (text or graphics) found on an Internet source, 
    you must include it in your bibliography.

Remember:  YOU MUST CITE EVERY RESOURCE YOU USED to gather information on your 
Works Cited (Bibliography) page.  Use the Works Cited Guide to access MLA format.

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Created by Liza Zandonella, Library Media Specialist