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Tobacco Industry and Smoking, Revised Edition (Library in a Book)
Fred C. Pampel
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Description for Tobacco Industry and Smoking, Revised Edition (Library in a Book)
Hardcover. Is the tobacco industry responsible for the harm caused by smoking? Should the government regulate tobacco as much as it regulates other drugs? Do tobacco ads manipulate consumers - particularly those at young ages - into adopting a harmful product? This book addresses these questions and others that pertain to smoking in the United States. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps & graphs, index, bibliography, glossary, chronology. BIC Classification: YXA; YXZ. Category: (ES) Secondary. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
As the single largest preventable cause of premature death, tobacco use kills hundreds of thousands of people each year. A host of new laws has increased taxes on cigarettes and restricted smoking in public places, and U.S. smoking rates have declined. But nearly one in five adults in the United States still smokes. Despite vigorous criticism from public health advocates and strict limits on advertising and marketing, the tobacco industry continues to promote and profit from its addictive product. Is the tobacco industry responsible for the harm caused by smoking? Should the government regulate tobacco as much as it regulates ... Read more
As the single largest preventable cause of premature death, tobacco use kills hundreds of thousands of people each year. A host of new laws has increased taxes on cigarettes and restricted smoking in public places, and U.S. smoking rates have declined. But nearly one in five adults in the United States still smokes. Despite vigorous criticism from public health advocates and strict limits on advertising and marketing, the tobacco industry continues to promote and profit from its addictive product. Is the tobacco industry responsible for the harm caused by smoking? Should the government regulate tobacco as much as it regulates ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Facts on File
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780816077939
SKU
V9780816077939
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Ref
99-3
Reviews for Tobacco Industry and Smoking, Revised Edition (Library in a Book)
...a concise introduction to legal and social aspects of tobacco smoking and tobacco industries...Recommended. - Choice