| Description |
188 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Opposing viewpoints series
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Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-184) and index. |
| Contents |
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 less harmful than smoking / U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company -- |
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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 -- |
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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 / Formulalry -- Government programs can reduce smoking / National Cancer Policy Board, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council -- |
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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. |
| Subject |
Tobacco use.
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Smoking.
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| Added Author |
Balkin, Karen, 1949-
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| ISBN |
0737722487 |
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