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
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For many young Americans, President Barack Obama has become a role model. And for good reason--the election of the nation's first African American president was…>> (read more)
Married couples in which both partners smoke tobacco have an increased risk of experiencing a spontaneous abortion, according to a case-control study conducted in Morelos, Mexico, between January 2001…>> (read more)
Since tobacco came into general use four hundred years ago, compulsory smoking has not been a prominent feature of civilized life. The only instance we know of was at…>> (read more)
Smoking Statistics
