Product Description: Book by Bjornlund, Lydia D.

Product Description: Approximately one-third of America's teenagers uses tobacco, and most adult smokers started the habit before age 21. This book provides information for teens who do smoke and those who are grappling with the decision of whether to try smoking--as well as those teens trying to quit...read more

Product Description: Approximately one-third of America's teenagers uses tobacco, and most adult smokers started the habit before age 21. This book provides information for teens who do smoke and those who are grappling with the decision of whether to try smoking--as well as those teens trying to quit...read more

This title looks at the ways in which the American tobacco industry still manages to promote cigarettes and smoking despite the ban on television advertising and sports sponsorship. The author looks at how the industry uses smoking's presence on television, film and other media to subtly get its message across.

Essays discuss the origins and effects of adolescent tobacco use, suggest different explanations of why teenagers smoke, and offer personal experiences and ideas about preventing or reducing the practice. (view table of contents)