Every year, more than 400,000 Americans die prematurely because of tobacco use. Most began smoking during their teen years. Adolescent tobacco use remains our nation's most preventable threat to life and health. This public health crisis has generated widespread debate over how best to prevent young people from initiating smoking or using other tobacco products. Combating Teen Smoking is an invaluable guide for policymakers and communities on the front lines of this prevention effort. Synthesizing recent research regarding the prevention and control of adolescent smoking, this book...
Every year, more than 400,000 Americans die prematurely because of tobacco use. Most began smoking during their teen years. Adolescent tobacco use rem...
Required reading for anyone wishing to be conversant with tobacco control policy, the book is edited by Kenneth E. Warner--dean of the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan and a leading tobacco policy researcher--who leads with an overview of the field. Warner's overview is supported by reprints of some of the field's most significant articles, written by leading scholars and practitioners. The topics discussed are:
Taxation and Price
Clean Indoor Air Laws
Advertising, Ad Bans, and Counteradvertising
Possession, Use, and Purchase (PUP) Laws...
Required reading for anyone wishing to be conversant with tobacco control policy, the book is edited by Kenneth E. Warner--dean of the School of Publi...