http://www.ftc.gov/os/2013/05/130521smokelesstobaccoreport.pdf
Provides statistics on domestic smokeless tobacco sales and advertising activities. Covers quantity of smokeless tobacco products sold, sales revenues, and advertising/promotion expenditures. From the Federal Trade Commission
http://www.ftc.gov/os/2013/05/130521cigarettereport.pdf
Latest in an irregular series of reports on cigarette sales, advertising, and promotion. Notes that spending on advertising and promotion of cigarette smoking rose to $8.3 billion. From the Federal Trade Commission
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_257.pdf
Covers alcohol use, cigarette smoking, leisure-time physical activity, body mass index, and sleep among U.S. adults to monitor the prevalence of key health behaviors. From the National Center for Health Statistics
http://www.samhsa.gov/data/spotlight/Spot100-tobacco.pdf
Provides numbers on smoking trends by age groups since 2002. From the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/SmokingAndMentalIllness/
Provides information and statistics on the connection between mental illness and smoking. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/state_data/state_highlights/2012/sections/index.htm
State specific data for tobacco prevention and control programs including prevalence of tobacco use and percentage of smokers attempting to quit. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://leg2.state.va.us/dls/h&sdocs.nsf/By+Year/SD52013/$file/SD5.pdf
Describes the problem of illegal cigarette trafficking within and beyond the state, the profit that results from tax avoidance, and the potential for increased criminal activity that results. From the State Crime Commission
http://www.governor.virginia.gov/news/viewRelease.cfm?id=1612
Reports on surveys which show that regular smoking among Virginia high school students declined from 28.6% in 2001 to 13% in 2011. From the Office of the Governor