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Tobacco and smoking / Karen F. Balkin, book editor.

Contributor(s): Balkin, Karen, 1949-.
Material type: TextTextSeries: Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered): Publisher: San Diego : Greenhaven Press, c2005Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-184) and index.Description: 188 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 0737722487 (lib. : alk. paper); 0737722495 (pbk. : alk. paper).Subject(s): Tobacco use | SmokingDDC classification: 362.29/6
Contents:
Smoking is harmful to human health / Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA -- harmful effects of smoking are exaggerated / Robert A. Levy, Secondhand smoke is harmful to human health / Mayo Clinic -- harmful effects of secondhand smoke are exaggerated / Jeffrey Hart -- Tobacco use among teens is a serious problem / Susan Dominus -- Tobacco use among teens is declining / Cancer Weekly -- Smokeless tobacco use is harmful to human health / Robert Preidt -- Smokeless tobacco use is less harmful than smoking / U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company. Nicotine addiction is the major cause of tobacco use / Christine H. Rowley -- Nicotine addiction is not the major cause of tobacco use / Dale M. Atrens -- Tobacco advertising encourages teens to smoke / Kathiann M. Kowalski -- Tobacco advertising is not responsible for teen smoking / Robert A. Levy -- Genetics plays a role in tobacco use / Patrick Zickler. Food and Drug Administration should regulate tobacco products / David A. Kessler -- Food and Drug Administration should not regulate tobacco products / Michael DeBow -- Increasing cigarette taxes will help reduce tobacco use / Michelle Leverett Increasing cigarette taxes on tobacco will not reduce tobacco use / W. Kip Viscusi -- Nicotine replacement therapy may help some smokers quit / Lisa J. Diefenbach, Patrick O. Smith -- Nicotine replacement therapy is ineffective / Government programs can reduce smoking / National Cancer Policy Board, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council. Tobacco use is a serious problem worldwide / Iraj Abedian -- problems associated with tobacco use worldwide are exaggerated / FORCES International -- Globalization contributes to harmful tobacco use worldwide / David Werner -- Tobacco advertising is encouraging women throughout the world to smoke / Noy Thrupkaew.
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Two Weeks Davenport Library Circulating Collection Print-Circulating 362.29 T551 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 34284003349776

Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-184) and index.

Is tobacco use a serious problem? Smoking is harmful to human health / Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA -- The harmful effects of smoking are exaggerated / Robert A. Levy, interviewed by Stephen Goode -- Secondhand smoke is harmful to human health / Mayo Clinic -- The harmful effects of secondhand smoke are exaggerated / Jeffrey Hart -- Tobacco use among teens is a serious problem / Susan Dominus -- Tobacco use among teens is declining / Cancer Weekly -- Smokeless tobacco use is harmful to human health / Robert Preidt -- Smokeless tobacco use is less harmful than smoking / U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company. What factors contribute to tobacco use? Nicotine addiction is the major cause of tobacco use / Christine H. Rowley -- Nicotine addiction is not the major cause of tobacco use / Dale M. Atrens -- Tobacco advertising encourages teens to smoke / Kathiann M. Kowalski -- Tobacco advertising is not responsible for teen smoking / Robert A. Levy -- Genetics plays a role in tobacco use / Patrick Zickler. How can tobacco use be reduced? The Food and Drug Administration should regulate tobacco products / David A. Kessler -- The Food and Drug Administration should not regulate tobacco products / Michael DeBow -- Increasing cigarette taxes will help reduce tobacco use / Michelle Leverett et al. -- Increasing cigarette taxes on tobacco will not reduce tobacco use / W. Kip Viscusi -- Nicotine replacement therapy may help some smokers quit / Lisa J. Diefenbach, Patrick O. Smith -- Nicotine replacement therapy is ineffective / Formulary -- Government programs can reduce smoking / National Cancer Policy Board, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council. Is tobacco use a serious problem worldwide? Tobacco use is a serious problem worldwide / Iraj Abedian -- The problems associated with tobacco use worldwide are exaggerated / FORCES International -- Globalization contributes to harmful tobacco use worldwide / David Werner -- Tobacco advertising is encouraging women throughout the world to smoke / Noy Thrupkaew.

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