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With calls for greater government regulation of tobacco culminating in the historic June 2009 passage of federal antismoking legislation, Tobacco could not be more timely. It is the most authoritative and accessible volume available on the evolution of tobacco consumption as well as efforts to protect consumers from its dangers.||Tobacco focuses on five key issues: tobacco excise taxation and health policy; the often misleading advertising of cigarettes and Òlow tar/nicotineÓ alternatives; the role of the Food and Drug Administration in regulating tobacco; education and prevention efforts aime

Offers a comprehensive introduction to historic and contemporary efforts to regulate tobacco and reduce the staggering number of people who die from using tobacco products.

sHeartland Tobacco War chronicles the political and public relations battles between health advocates and forces supported by the tobacco industry in Oklahoma from the 1980s to the present, drawing on previously-suppressed tobacco insider documents and first-hand interviews with key players. The authors especially highlight the role of Oklahoma's "renegade" Department of Health Commissioner, Dr. Leslie Bietsch, in the theoretical contexts of insider and outsider policy advocacy, administrative ethics, and direct democracy.

Tobacco production in Zimbabwe is very largely export orientated and an extremely sophisticated infra-structure for the marketing, processing and export of tobacco has been developed. Details of the contribution by the various sectors of the industry are given in this booklet

The proliferation of lawsuits against the tobacco industry has had profound implications for American health policy, tort law, civil law, and welfare and social policy. Since the publication of Rabin and Sugarman's Smoking Policy, class action suits, FDA regulation, clean air legislation, health insurance reimbursement, and extensive advertising have brought tobacco to the forefront of national and public policy debates. This collection includes essays by eleven leading public health experts, economists, physicians, political scientists, and lawyers, whose activities encompass Congressional te

Tobacco smoking kills up to half of its users and has a global annual death toll of more than five million people. It is the largest cause of preventable death in the western world. Around 3 million Australians are daily smokers, many of whom are socially disadvantaged. This title reveals the toxic contents of tobacco and the health effects of smoking (including passive smoking) on the body. The book also addresses a number of commonly held myths and misconceptions about the risks and impacts of smoking. A range of different quitting methods and products for overcoming nicotine addiction is al

Intro -- Foreword -- Foreword -- Tobacco Control Is Good for Building a Healthy and Prosperous China -- Foreword -- Foreword -- Foreword -- A Few Words on Tobacco Control -- Preface -- Summary of the Book -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Introduction: China and the Negotiation of WHO FCTC -- 1.1 Tobacco Use: A Serious Public Health Problem at a Global Level -- 1.2 Response to the Challenge of the Global Tobacco Pandemic: WHO FCTC -- 1.3 China and the Negotiation of WHO FCTC -- 1.4 Implementation of the WHO FCTC -- 1.4.1 General Obligations (Article 5) -- 1.4.2 Protect Tobacco Control Policies from the Tobacco Industry -- 1.4.3 The Reduction in Demand for Tobacco -- 1.4.3.1 Price and Tax Measures to Reduce the Demand for Tobacco -- 1.4.3.2 Protection from Exposure to Tobacco Smoke -- 1.4.3.3 Tobacco Product Regulation -- 1.4.3.4 Packaging and Labeling of Tobacco Products -- 1.4.3.5 Comprehensive Banning Tobacco Advertising, Promotion and Sponsorship -- 1.4.3.6 Treatment of Tobacco Dependence -- 1.5 Closing Remark -- Chapter 2: Tobacco Epidemic and Health Risk in the Chinese Population -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Pattern of Tobacco Epidemic in the Chinese Population -- 2.2.1 Model on Stages of the Cigarette Epidemic in the Developed and Developing Countries -- 2.2.2 Characteristics of Smoking Prevalence in China -- 2.2.3 Exposure to Secondhand Smoke in China -- 2.3 Epidemiological Study on Mortality Attributed Tobacco Use in China -- 2.3.1 Early Health Effects of the Emerging Tobacco Epidemic in China: A 16-Year Prospective Study -- 2.3.2 Morbidity and Mortality in Relation to Cigarette Smoking in Shanghai Community -- 2.3.3 Mortality Attributable to Cigarette Smoking in Xi'an Factory -- 2.3.4 Retrospective Proportional Mortality Study of One Million Deaths in the 1980s.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Tobacco: Past, Present, and Future -- Abstract -- 1. History of Tobacco -- 2. Tobacco Markets -- 2.1. Global Tobacco Market -- 2.2. US Tobacco Market -- 3. Tobacco Products -- 3.1. Combustible Tobacco Products -- 3.2. Smokeless Tobacco Products -- 3.3. E - vapor Products -- 4. Tobacco Varieties and Cigarette Blends -- 5. Regulation of Tobacco Products -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 -- Tobacco, Its Uses and Relevance in Basic and Applied Sciences: A Comprehensive Overview -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Taxonomic and Nomenclature -- Tobacco Uses -- Medicinal Uses -- 'Smoke' and 'Smokeless' Tobacco -- Insecticidal Uses -- Edible and Industrial Uses -- Next-Generation Tobacco Uses -- Socio-Economic Impact -- Tobacco - A Research Tool for Basic and Applied Sciences -- Basic Sciences -- Agricultural Biotechnology -- Transgenic Studies -- Genetics and Breeding -- Genomics - Genome Structure and Sequence Resources -- Epigenetics -- Evolutionary Studies -- Virology -- Applied Sciences -- Conclusion -- Conflict of Interest Statement -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 3 -- Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems -- Abstract -- Composition and Structure -- Types -- Regulation -- Brands -- Ingredients -- Flavors -- Solution -- Adolescents -- Qualified Adolescent Use -- Motivators for Adolescent Use -- Naive Adolescents -- Parental Views -- Advertising -- Marketing -- Youth Exposure -- Cessation -- Vehicle for Cessation -- Gateway to Addiction -- Explosions -- Dental -- Burns -- Health -- Dental -- Pulmonary -- Cardiovascular -- Carcinogens -- Morbidity -- Adult Use -- Qualified Adult Use -- Marijuana Co-Use -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4 -- Age of Initiation of Tobacco Consumption in India: Evidence from Global Adult Tobacco Survey Data -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Data and Methods.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Chapter 1: What are Tobacco and Nicotine? -- Chapter 2: The Dangers of Tobacco and Nicotine -- Chapter 3: In Their Own Words -- Chapter 4: Getting Help -- Glossary -- Find Out More -- Index -- Back Cover