Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-212) and index
Contents:
Why consider opposing viewpoints? Introduction ch. 1. Is tobacco use a serious problem? Chapter preface 1. Smoking is harmful to human health / National Institute on Drug Abuse 2. The dangers of smoking are exaggerated / Paul Johnson 3. Secondhand smoke is a serious problem / Richard Carmona 4. The dangers of secondhand smoke are exaggerated / Jacob Sullum 5. Smokeless tobacco is harmful to human health / Business Wire 6. Smokeless tobacco is less harmful to human health than smoking / Brad Rodu and William T. Godshall 7. Efforts to reduce teen smoking have stalled / William V. Corr 8. Teen smoking rates have declined / Dave Gershman Periodical bibliography ch. 2. How can tobacco use be reduced Chapter preface 1. Governments should tax tobacco to save lives / Prabhat Jha 2. The government should not tax tobacco / A.O. Kime 3. Most Americans believe smoking should be banned in public places / Stephen Kaufman 4. Smoking should not be banned in public places / Joseph Bast 5. Smoking prevention efforts should focus on children / Leann M. Lesperance and Henry H. Bernstein 6. It could be a mistake to focus smoking prevention efforts on children / Ronald Bayer and Valeri Kiesig Periodical bibliography ch. 3. Should the food and drug administration regulate tobacco? Chapter preface 1. The food and drug administration should have the authority to regulate tobacco products / Edward M. Kennedy 2. The food and drug administration should not be responsible for regulating tobacco / Andrew C. von Eschenbach 3. FDA regulation would protect tobacco companies from the threat of litigation / Michael Siegel 4. FDA regulation of tobacco would unfairly benefit the largest tobacco companies / Joseph A. Rotondi 5. The FDA tobacco bill is a misguided piece of legislation / Forces International Periodical bibliography ch. 4. How do the media impact individuals' choices to smoke or not smoke? 1. Tobacco advertising is harmful to public health / Physicians for a Smok-Free Canada 2. Tobacco advertising does not directly cause people to smoke / Jacob Sullum 3. The tobacco industry's smoking prevention ads increase the likelihood that teens will smoke / American Legacy Foundation 4. Smoking behavior should not be censored in the movies / Evan R. Goldstein 5. Images of smoking in the media encourage youth to smoke / Tara Parker-Pope Periodical bibliography For further discussion Organizations to contact Bibliography of books Index
