Resource Pointer #175
August 17, 1998
For copies of the following resources, please contact the
appropriate publishers or organizations directly.
*Tobacco, Farmers and Pesticides: The Other Story,
1998.* Ellen Hickey and Yenyen Chan. Examines pesticide
use in tobacco production worldwide, and presents
information in factsheet format. Discusses current
trends in tobacco production, including where production
takes place and how, and contains case studies of
tobacco production in Brazil and Mexico. Free. Six
pages. Available from PANNA (see address below) or the
Tobacco Free Coalition, c/o The Tobacco Free Project,
1540 Market Street, #250, San Francisco, CA 94102; phone
(415) 554-9151; web site www.globalink.org/gtm/sftfc.
*Tobacco Control and Prevention: A Guide for Low Income
Countries, 1998.* Karen Slama. Summarizes health hazards
of tobacco, examines marketing strategies of tobacco
industry and describes ways health workers can work to
reduce tobacco use at community level. Includes
information about managing tobacco in clinical practices
and provides model tobacco control legislation. 129 pp.
For cost and ordering information, contact International
Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 68,
Boulevard Saint-Michel, 75006 Paris, France; phone (33-
1) 44 32 03 60; fax (33-1) 43 29 90 87; email
101370.370@compuserve.com.
*Tobacco or Health: A Global Status Report, 1997.* World
Health Organization (WHO). Compiles data from 190
countries on tobacco's health impacts. Describes types
of tobacco products, prevalence of smoking in different
regions and populations, tobacco consumption, tobacco
industry, health effects and control measures. Includes
country profiles that present data on demographics,
health, tobacco production and trade, tobacco use and
tobacco-related deaths. Does not focus on pesticide use,
but discusses characteristics of tobacco production in
many countries. 497 pp. 155.00 Swiss Francs. WHO
Distribution and Sales, CH-1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland;
phone (22) 791-2111; fax (22) 791-0746; email
publications@who.ch; web site www.who.ch.
*Cannabis Eradication in the Contiguous United States
and Hawaii: Supplement to the Environmental Impact
Statements, 1998.* U.S. Department of Justice. Discusses
marijuana eradication practices and examines
alternatives to current methods. Describes use of
chemical herbicides to destroy marijuana production,
including triclopyr, paraquat, 2,4-D and glyphosate.
Discusses environmental impacts and environmental fate
of these chemicals. Report was intended as draft for
public comment; however, comment period ended June 1,
1998. For information about ordering report, contact
Drug Enforcement Administration, State and Local
Programs Section, U.S. Department of Justice,
Washington, DC 20537; phone (202) 307-8918.
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