Includes bibliographical references and index

Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Is Smoking A Serious Problem? -- 1: Tobacco use, including smoking, leads to serious health risks / National Institute on Drug Abuse -- 2: Smoking, not tobacco use, leads to serious health risk / Philip Alcabes -- 3: Secondhand smoke poses serious health risks / National Cancer Institute -- 4: Dangers of secondhand smoke have been overstated / Thomas A Lambert -- 5: Smoking rates among teens in the United States continue to decline / University of Michigan News Service -- 6: Smoking trends among adults vary by education and race -- Shanta R Dube, K Asman, A Malarcher, and R Carabollo -- Chapter 2: What Legal Restrictions Should Be Placed On Smoking? -- 1: Smoking tobacco should be illegal / John W Whitehead -- 2: Smoking tobacco should not be illegal / Ethan Nadelmann -- 3: Smoking should be banned in bars and restaurants / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel -- 4: Smoking should not be banned in bars and restaurants / Yvonne Angieri -- 5: Smoking bans in outdoor public places make sense / John Banzhaf -- 6: Smoking bans in outdoor public place go too far / William Saletan -- Chapter 3: What Kind Of Social Policies Should Be Used To Reduce Smoking? -- 1: Antismoking programs work to reduce smoking / Michael Eriksen -- 2: Antismoking programs do not work to reduce smoking / Patrick Basham -- 3: Raising cigarette taxes is a good idea / Patrick Johnson -- 4: Raising cigarette taxes is not a good idea / Patrick Fleenor -- 5: Eliminating smoking in movies will help reduce teen smoking / Ralph Nader -- 6: There is no evidence that smoking in movies causes kids to start smoking / Jacob Sullum -- Facts about smoking -- Organizations to contact -- For further reading -- Index -- Picture credits

This volume examines various issues surrounding smoking

143 pages : 25 cm

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