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Tobacco and smoking : opposing viewpoints /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Balkin, Karen, 1949-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: San Diego : Greenhaven Press, [2005]
Series:Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Subjects:
Tobacco use.
Smoking.
Table of Contents:
  • 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 and 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.