smoking

Discusses major issues relating to smoking, including its relation to American culture, economy, and disease.

Discusses why people smoke, the ingredients in cigarettes, the effects of smoking, and how to quit.

Nearly 50 years after the US surgeon general linked smoking with cancer, heart disease and other deadly illnesses, more than 20 percent of the American population continues to smoke. Through objective discussion, numerous direct quotes, and full-color illustrations this title examines the issue.

A collection of articles and essays examining issues surrounding teen smoking, including why teens begin smoking, how tobacco companies target teens, what impact smoking has on teen health, how the government is trying to stop teen smoking, and other related topics.

A high-interest book for low-reading-level students that discusses teen smoking, its effects on the body, the difficulty of quitting, tobacco advertising, bidis, peer pressure, and secondhand smoke.

A collection of articles on the pros and cons of tobacco use and the tobacco industry practice in the United States.

Offers adolescents and teens an overview of the issues surrounding tobacco, discussing the different forms of tobacco, how they affect the body, the laws related to tobacco use, and the dangers of smoking.

Presents a history of the tobacco industry and smoking, looks at laws related to tobacco, features a biographical listing of significant people in the field, and includes a chronology, a glossary, and a guide to further research.

Presents three sets of essays that debate issues related to smoking bans, discussing whether bans protect public health or infringe on individual rights, the validity of lawsuits against big tobacco companies, and the legality of restrictions on tobacco advertising.