Includes bibliographical references (168-170) and index.
Contents:
Nicotine replacement therapy can reduce smoking / Jonathan Foulds. The health risks of smoking are exaggerated / Vic Bilson -- Smoking does not cause lung cancer / James P. Siepmann -- The health risks of secondhand smoke are exaggerated / Sara Mahler-Vossler -- The health risks of cigar smoking are exaggerated / Jacob Sullum -- Nicotine may not be addictive / Richard J. DeGrandpre -- The health consequences of smoking are irreversible / Paul H. Brodish -- Secondhand smoke is harmful / Melanie Scheller -- Cigar smoking is dangerous to human health / Jim Motavelli -- Nicotine is addictive / Harvard mental health letter -- "Natural tobacco" products pose serious health risks / American Lung Association of California -- Tobacco ads manipulate people into smoking / James R. Rosenfield -- Tobacco ads target children / Richard W. Pollay -- Smoking in movies increases cigarette consumption / Stanton Glantz -- Advertising by tobacco companies does not influence people to smoke / Jacob Sullum -- Tobacco ads do not cause an increase in smoking / Hugh High -- Tobacco must be regulated by the Food and Drug Administration / Bill Novelli -- Government regulation is necessary to curb youth smoking / John McCain -- The government should not regulate smoking / Economist -- Government regulation of smoking is an attempt to control the public / Robert H. Bork -- Taxing cigarettes unfairly targets the poor / Jonathan Chait -- Government programs can reduce smoking / National Cancer Policy Board, Institute of Medicine, National Research Council -- Government regulation will not reduce smoking / John E. Calfee -- International cooperation is needed to reduce smoking / David Satcher -- Prevention strategies can reduce teen smoking / Paula M. Lantz, Peter D. Jacobson, Kenneth E. Warner -- Nicotine replacement therapy can reduce smoking / Jonathan Foulds.
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