Tobacco Industry Research Paper

BACKGROUND

Although the United States has become increasingly aware of the dangers posed by the use of tobacco products, people continue to smoke, including large numbers of youth. Despite their strong lobbying efforts, the tobacco industry has come under fire by citizens groups and Congress. Regardless, tobacco companies continue manufacturing their products and marketing them at home and abroad.

BROWSE FOR BOOKS ON THE SHELF USING THESE CALL NUMBERS

338.4–338.47679

331.7

362.296

363.19

381.456797

LOOK UNDER THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS IN THE CATALOG (CARD OR COMPUTER)

Tobacco industry

Tobacco industry—Government policy

Tobacco industry—United States

Tobacco industry—United States—History

USE PAMPHLET FILE (ALSO CALLED VERTICAL FILE) UNDER THE HEADINGS

Drugs and drug abuse

Smoking

REFERENCE MATERIALS THAT MAY HELP (BOOKS OR CD-ROMS)

Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report

CQ Researcher, September 13, 1991; December 4, 1992; and September 30, 1994.

Editorials on File, Facts on File.

Facts on File

Jaffe, Jerome H., ed. Encyclopedia of Drugs and Alcohol, 1994.

PERIODICAL INDEXES TO SEARCH (BOOKS OR CD-ROMS)

EBSCO Magazine Article Summaries

InfoTrac

NewsBank and other newspaper indexes

Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature

SIRS (Social Issues Resources Series)

WILSONDISC

ONLINE DATABASES TO SEARCH

America Online

CompuServe

Dialog
Internet

Prodigy

KEY WORDS AND DESCRIPTORS FOR PERIODICAL INDEX AND ONLINE SEARCHES

Tobacco industry

Tobacco

Cigarette industry

Smoking and tobacco

Farming and agribusiness—tobacco

VIDEOTAPES ON THIS TOPIC

Cigarettes: Who Profits? Who Dies? Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 1992.

Tobacco on Trial. PBS Video, 1986.

Tobacco Wars. Yorkshire Television, 1992.

FICTION BOOKS RELATING TO TOPIC

Buckley, Christopher. Thank You for Smoking, 1994. (adult)

Ellis, Julie. Lasting Treasures, 1993. (adult)

McLaurin, Tim. Cured by Fire, 1995. (adult)

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO CONTACT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Coalition on Smoking or Health, 1150 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Ste. 820, Washington, DC 20036.

Museum of Tobacco Art and History, 800 Harrison St., Nashville, TN 37203.

Tobacco Institute, 1875 Eye St., N.W., Ste. 800, Washington, DC 20006.

SUGGESTIONS FOR NARROWING THIS TOPIC

Comment on the moral and ethical aspects of cigarette advertising.

Discuss the economic impact of the tobacco industry on a tobacco-growing state; e.g., Virginia, North Carolina.

Examine the influence and importance of the tobacco industry lobby.

Present the case for (or against) a ban on cigarette vending machines.

Report on a specific tobacco company; e.g., R. J. Reynolds, Philip Morris.

Research the history of the tobacco industry in the United States.

SUGGESTIONS FOR RELATED TOPICS

Smoking—health aspects

Drug abuse

Liquor industry

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