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Law School/Supreme Court) http://www.supremecourtus.gov     (US Supreme Court) (may not work) Page 42 Detailed summary and animation of neurotransmission: http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/anisamples/neurobiology/synaptictransmission.html (Very, very slow) Page 45 Effects of Tobacco Use: http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2005/02/09/at_mich_firm_smoking_at_home_is_a_firing_offense http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/sgr/sgr_2006/index.htm http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/secondhand_smoke/index.htm Page 47 Surgeon General’s major conclusions concerning the effects of secondhand smoke on adults and children: http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/secondhand_smoke/index.htm Smoking at home is a firing offense: http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2005/02/09/at_mich_firm_smoking_at_home_is_a_firing_offense Page 51 The Respiratory System Images: http://www.biologyofhumanaging.com/slides/emphys06.htm http://www.biology.arizona.edu/chh/activities/tobacco_smoke/sign_in.html A comparison of lung tissues from a healthy lung and a diseased lung: http://www.biologyofhumanaging.com/slides/emphys06.htm Page 52 Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Lung Development Activity: http://www.biology.arizona.edu/chh/activities/tobacco_smoke/sign_in.html An actual experiment conducted by the Univ. of Arizona on the effects of cigarette smoke on lung growth and development: http://www.biology.arizona.edu/chh/activities/tobacco_smoke/graphics/sample_count.gif http://www.biology.arizona.edu/chh/activities/tsnew/graphics/0055.gif http://www.biology.arizona.edu/chh/activities/tsnew/graphics/0110.gif http://www.biology.arizona.edu/chh/activities/tsnew/graphics/0090.gif http://www.biology.arizona.edu/chh/activities/tsnew/graphics/0056.gif http://www.biology.arizona.edu/chh/activities/tsnew/graphics/0149.gif http://www.biology.arizona.edu/chh/activities/tsnew/graphics/0030.gif Page 55 Secondhand Smoke: Whom do you trust? Public Policy and conflicting viewpoints: Surgeon General’s Report: http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/sgr/sgr_2006 http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/secondhand_smoke/index.htm Phony science and public policy: http://jewishworldreview.com/cols/wiliams041107.php3 Clearing the Air page on secondhand smoke: http://cleanairquality.blogspot.com/2004/04/american-cancer-society-test-results.html Page 64 Nicotine-replacement therapies and the suggested associated counseling programs: http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/quit_smoking/index.htm http://www.smokefree.gov http://www.cancer.org Page 71 & 73 The Power of Advertising Vintage Tobacco advertisements and  examples of tobacco advertisements: http://www.AdClassix.com Page 77 & 79 Truth in Advertising Welcome toBADvertising Country: http://www.badvertising.org/ Page 81 Niche Marketing NAAAPI Tobacco Gallery: http://www.naaapi.org/gallery/gallery1.asp Tobacco Company Marketing to African Americans: http://tobaccofreekids.org/research/factsheets/pdf/0208.pdf Tobacco Advertising Gallery: http://tobaccofreekids.org/adgallery The American College of chest Physicians Speakers Kit: Brief History of Tobacco Advertising to Women: http://speakerskit.chestnet.org/wgtlc/pres-history.php Page 82 Controversial tobacco-marketing campaigns directed at women, youth, or minorities: http://tobaccofreekids.org/ Additional Resources Arlington Library Book List (Look in lists and click on "Waiting to Inhale") http://library.spps.org/cataloging/servlet/handlebooklistform.do District Database: ABC CLIO http://www.socialstudies.abc-clio.com/MultiHome/Default.aspx Look in World History: Modern and American History. 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