| Description |
144 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Contemporary issues companion |
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Contemporary issues companion.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 136-138) and index. |
| Contents |
Chapter 1. Teen Smoking and the War Against Tobacco -- How the United States Became a Nation of Teen Smokers / Susan S. Lang and Beth H. Marks -- Why Smoking Is a Real Drag / Debi Martin-Morris -- Black Lungs : African American Teens and Smoking / Salim Muwakkil -- The Dangers of Smoking Are Exaggerated / Rosalind B. Marimont -- The Soul-Corrupting Antitobacco Crusade / Dennis Prager -- The Misuse of Children in Antitobacco Propaganda / Jacob Sullum -- Chapter 2. Why Do Teenagers Smoke Cigarettes? -- The Smoking Gun : Proof That Tobacco Companies Marketed to Teens / Barry Meier -- Youths Are Bombarded by Cigarette Ads / Gene Borio -- Hollywood Glamorizes Smoking / Hillary R. Clinton -- Young Blacks Link Tobacco Use to Marijuana / Jane Gross -- Peer Pressure Causes Teens to Smoke / Jamie Penn -- Teens Smoke to Seem Grown-Up / Kaz Vorpal -- Individuals Are Responsible for Choosing to Smoke / Jay Ambrose -- Cigarette Promotional Items May Foster Teen Smoking / Terence Monmaney -- Tobacco Promotional Items Do Not Cause Teen Smoking / Jacob Sullum -- Chapter 3. Perspectives on Smoking -- Letter to a Young Smoker / Anna Quindlen -- I Will Quit Smoking When You Give Up Driving / Ron Tunning -- The Price of Smoking / David W. Cowles -- The Testimony of a Teenage Tobacco Farmer / Jacob Falwell -- A Better Way to Talk to Teens About Smoking / Norman E. Kjono -- Nicotine : An Autobiography / Kai Maristed -- Chapter 4. Reducing and Preventing Teen Smoking -- Authorities Seek Out the Right Antismoking Message for Teenagers / John Schwartz -- Putting Out the Flame of Desire / S.J. Diamond -- Early Childhood Nurturing Would Curb Teen Smoking / T. Berry Brazelton -- Beware of the Tobacco Industry's "Prevention" Programs / Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights -- Why the War on Tobacco Will Fail / John E. Calfee -- Repressive Antitobacco Efforts : The Use of Teens in Sting Operations / Gian Turci. |
| Summary |
Most smokers pick up the habit during their teenage years. The reasons that teenagers begin to smoke, the seriousness of the problem of teen smoking, and various suggestions for reducing or preventing teen smoking are all examined in this volume. |
| Subject |
Teenagers -- Tobacco use -- United States.
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Tobacco use -- United States.
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Smoking -- United States.
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Smoking. (OCoLC)fst01121689
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Teenagers -- Tobacco use.
(OCoLC)fst01145659
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Tobacco use. (OCoLC)fst01431613
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Tobacco habit.
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Smoking.
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| Genre/Form |
Young adult nonfiction.
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| Added Author |
Williams, Mary E., 1960-
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| ISBN |
0737701692 (lib. ; alk. paper) |
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9780737701692 (lib. ; alk. paper) |
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0737701684 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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9780737701685 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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