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Title:
Tobacco and smoking / Kelly Wand, book editor.
Author:
Wand, Kelly.
Publication Information:
Detroit : Greenhaven Press, ©2012.
Call Number:
HV5760 .T615 2012
Abstract:
"Tobacco and Smoking: Is Tobacco Use A Serious Problem?; Should Tobacco Use Be Regulated?; Should Smoking Alternatives Be Regulated?; How Do the Media Affect Individuals' Choice to Smoke?"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
9780737759099

9780737759105
Series:
Opposing viewpoints series

Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Physical Description:
252 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Tobacco use is on the rise / Tobacco use is decreasing / Teenage social smoking leads to nicotine addiction / Social smoking demographics / Secondhand smoke negatively impacts people worldwide / The dangers of secondhand smoke are overblown / Smoking bans in public places are beneficial / Smoking bans are ineffective / Unrestrained smoking impinges on human freedom / Government' s intervention on health issues impinges on freedoms / Cigarette taxes benefit society as a whole / Cigarette taxes punish the wrong people / Global tobacco control would save lives / Banning cigarettes is unfeasible / E-cigarettes are dangerous and need better regulation / E-cigarette vapor is less harmful than secondhand smoke / Banning flavored cigarettes prevents addiction by young people / Banning flavored cigarettes is protectionism disguised as public service / Smokeless tobacco is just as harmful as cigarettes / Smokeless tobacco is a safer, effective way to quit smoking / Smoking should be banned from movies meant for youth / Regulations to address smoking in films are largely misguided / Adding more graphic warnings to cigarette packs is an effective antismoking deterrent / Adding more graphic warnings to cigarette packs will backfire / Banning tobbacco ads is a violation of the First Amendment / Tobacco ads endanger women
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