Table 1 Websites searched for packaging documents

http://www.pmdocs.com/

This is the Phillip Morris Website. It loads searches fast and efficiently.

http://www.rjrtdocs.com/rjrtdocs/frames.html

This is the RJ Reynolds Website. This site has very lengthy search options, the newer site seems to have clearer search options than when our search was conducted. This link is no longer active. The following link was active as of 3-17-02

http://www.rjrtdocs.com/rjrtdocs/man.dms?PRODUCT=docall&tab=cas_files

http://www.ctr-usa.org/ctr/ctr.wm?tab=home

The Council for Tobacco Research USA website. This site is similar to the RJ Reynolds site.

http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/industrydocs/

This is the Center for Disease Control Website. It is relatively easy to navigate and user friendly. Many improvements have been made to make this site more accessible to the general public.

http://www.tobaccodocuments.com/

The Tobacco Documents Online site has been improved since we conducted our search. It now offers selections from many tobacco sites.

http://www.tobacco.org/documents/secretdocuments.html

This website is still open although the link listed is no longer active. You can visit http://www.tobacco.org to search the same site for results. This site is maintained by Gene Borio a public health activist.

http://www.library.ucsf.edu/search/

The University of California site. This site yielded few useful results.

http://docs.house.gov/tobacco/docs2/bwsearch.htm

The site of the US House of Representatives. The results are classified by Bates Number. Key word searches cannot be performed; each document would have to be read. Each document must be uploaded in tif (tagged image format). This is not only extremely time consuming but special software such as Paint Shop Pro or Adobe Photoshop is required to open the tif file.

http://www.house.gov/commerce/tobaccodocs/documents.html

This is the House of Representatives' Website. This site is difficult to obtain usable results from.

http://docs.house.gov/tobacco/docs2/tisearch.htm

This site is maintained by the US House of Representatives, Committee on Commerce. It is not useful for searches, it requires the searcher to know the Bates Number. Documents must be downloaded in tif format.

http://www.tobaccoresolution.com/

This site does not provide a searchable database. It provides links to the following sites.

Philip Morris Inc. Tobacco Document Website

http://www.pmdocs.com

Philip Morris Inc. Corporate Website

http://www.philipmorris.com

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Document Website

http://www.rjrtdocs.com

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Corporate Website

http://www.rjrt.com

Brown & Williamson/American Tobacco Company Document Website

http://www.bwdocs.aalatg.com

Brown & Williamson Corporate Website

http://www.brownandwilliamson.com

Lorillard Tobacco Company Document Website

http://www.lorillarddocs.com

Lorillard Tobacco Company Corporate Website

http://www.2take10.com

Tobacco Institute Document Website

http://www.tobaccoinstitute.com