• Eliminate Tobacco, Save Lives--Cynthia A. Weaver, SDSMA President
• From the Department of Health--Doneen B. Hollingsworth
• Editorial--Keith Hansen, MD; H. Bruce Vogt, MD, Co-Editors

The Journal

• Tobacco Deaths in South Dakota--Lon Kightlinger, PhD; Mark C. Gildemaster, MS
• Harmful Components Within Secondhand Smoke--Allen E. Nord, MD
• The Respiratory Effects of Tobacco Smoke Exposure on the Fetus and Child--James Wallace, MD
• The Impact of Secondhand Smoke on Children: Respiratory and Other Medical Concerns--Mark G. Lounsbery, DO, MA; Mark E. Bubak, MD
• Tobacco Use Among South Dakotans--Colleen Winter, RN, BSN; Linda Ahrendt, BA, MEd; Jacy Clarke, MPH; Heidi Moline, BS
• Smoking and Health Hazards to All Generations: Everybody Matters--Somkiat Sopontammarak, MD, FAAP, FACC
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease--H. Bruce Vogt, MD; David R. Rossing, MD; David A. Thomas, MD
• Smokeless Tobacco and Head and Neck Cancer: There is Risk Even Without Fire--John H. Lee, MD, FACS
• Why Don't They Just Quit?--Clifford A. McNaughton, MD, DDS
• The Genetics of Smoking and Nicotine Addiction--Gareth E. Davies, PhD; Timothy Soundy, MD
• Overview of Tobacco Cessation--Steven Waller, PhD; Gina Forster, PhD
• Acupuncture and Smoking Cessation--Tracy J. Smith, DC; Tricia Schwartz-Smith, DC
• Helping Patients to Quit Tobacco Use: Integration of South Dakota QuitLine Services--Nancy Fahrenwald, PhD, RN; Angie L. Larson, MPH
• Fighting Tobacco Addiction Through Public Policy--E. Paul Amundson, MD

Special Features

• Quality Focus: Quality Measures for Smoking Cessation--Stephan D. Schroeder, MD
• DAKOTACARE Update: A Starting Point for a New Sign--E. Paul Amundson, MD
• On Call: The Barking Dog--Richard Holm, MD; Judith Peterson, MD

About the Authors

• Click here to read more about the special edition's contributing authors.

The SDSMA would like to extend its thanks to all of the people who made this special edition of South Dakota Medicine possible:

• Dr. Judith Peterson, for allowing the SDSMA to enhance the journal's articles with her photos, including the cover.
• Dr. Keith Hansen and Dr. H. Bruce Vogt, the journal's co-editors, for keeping this project on the right track throughout its production.
• Keith Hansen from The Art Department in Brandon, SD, who provides the graphic design for South Dakota Medicine.