Since the release of the first Surgeon General's Report on Smoking and Health in 1964, more than 12 million people have died from smoking-related causes. In the next few decades, another 25 million current smokers may die prematurely if they do not quit smoking. While smoking in the U.S. is decreasing, the number of smokers in many other countries continues to rise. A clear A-to-Z guide for teens to the facts and myths about smoking, The Truth About Smoking provides clear, balanced information on the long-term and short-term effects of this dangerous habit. Examining the social and personal issues that teenagers face, such as peer pressure, this straightforward guide offers sound advice without talking down to its audience. Extensive resources list websites, hotlines, and suggestions for further reading, providing teens with all the information they need to fully understand this crucial topic. Topics include addiction to nicotine, cancer and smoking, media and smoking, therapies for quitting, and tobacco products.
Author(s): William McCay, Mark J., Ph.D. Kittleson, Mark J., Ph.D. Kittleson, William Kane, Richelle, Ph.D. Rennegarbe
Publisher: Facts On File
Year: 2005
Language: English
Commentary: 59295
Pages: 193
City: New York
Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 2
ISBN 0816053081......Page 3
Table of Contents (with page links)......Page 4
List of Illustrations......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
How to Use This Book......Page 10
Addictive Behavior and Smoking......Page 12
The Cause of Addiction......Page 13
The Tobacco Industry......Page 14
The Tobacco Controversy......Page 16
The Impact on Society......Page 17
Facing the Future......Page 18
Risky Business Self-Test......Page 19
Addiction, Products to Overcome......Page 26
Addiction to Nicotine......Page 33
Advertising and Smoking......Page 40
Alcohol and Tobacco Use......Page 46
Body and Smoking, The......Page 51
Cancer and Smoking......Page 56
Cardiovascular Disease and Smoking......Page 60
Drugs and Tobacco Use......Page 66
Government and Tobacco......Page 70
Media and Smoking, The......Page 77
Medications and Smoking......Page 83
Mouth and Smoking, The......Page 87
Peer Pressure and Smoking......Page 92
Quitting, Therapies for......Page 96
Respiratory Diseases and Smoking......Page 102
Secondhand Smoke......Page 107
Smoking and Society......Page 114
Smoking, History of......Page 124
Sports and Smoking......Page 135
Tobacco as a Gateway Product......Page 141
Tobacco Products......Page 146
Tobacco Worldwide......Page 153
Withdrawal......Page 161
Women and Smoking......Page 166
Hotlines and Help Sites......Page 176
Glossary......Page 182
Index (with page links)......Page 188
