Smoking
More than 1 billion people in the world smoke tobacco. Smoking has been linked to health problems in both smokers and nonsmokers. Many national and local governments have made efforts to reduce the practice, especially among young people. However, some people maintain that the limits government places on smoking restrict personal freedom.
Although smoking has been linked to health problems in both smokers and nonsmokers, more than 1 billion people in the world continue to smoke tobacco. In an effort to balance concerns about individual rights against the need to prevent a known health hazard, the United States and other governments have…>> (read more)
Smoking Points of View
5 Secondhand Smoke Endangers Human Health
6 Dangers of Secondhand Smoke Are Negligible
7 Tobacco Industry Markets Its Product to Youths
8 Tobacco Advertising Encourages People to Smoke
9 Tobacco Advertising Should Not Be Banned
10 Surgeons General and Smoking: An Overview
11 Smoking Is Harmful
12 Harmful Effects of Smoking Are Overstated
13 Nicotine Is an Addictive Substance
14 The United States Needs a Comprehensive Tobacco Control Policy
15 Compromise Between the Government and the Tobacco Industry Would Benefit Public Health
16 Tobacco Settlement Is Commendable
17 Tobacco Settlement Is Not Commendable
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Smoking in the News
Can smoking cigarettes actually save lives? When some state and local governments banned smoking in bars, the number of fatal car accidents involving drunk drivers rose by about 13…>> (read more)
Byline: Sabin Russell; Chronicle Medical Writer
A long, steady rise in life expectancy in the United States apparently isn't being shared by everyone, and hasn't been for…>> (read more)
There is evidence to suggest that exposure of pregnant women to tobacco smoke is related to higher childhood blood pressure in their offspring. It is not well known whether…>> (read more)
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