Discusses the history and social aspects of alcohol and tobacco use and the effects of their abuse.

Discusses the effect of smoking on teenagers and why they smoke

Focuses on the health risks associated with tobacco use, tactics employed by tobacco manufacturers, social consequences of smoking, prevention efforts, and treatment options

Discusses the effect of nicotine on the body, the reasons teenagers smoke, and the effect of tobacco advertising

Discusses addiction to cigarettes, how it is encouraged by advertising, the physiological damage it can cause, reasons to avoid starting, and ways to quit. (view table of contents)

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.

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: Book by Bjornlund, Lydia D.

Product Description: Medical science has proven that cigarette-smoking is a serious health hazard. So why are so many teens picking up the habit? Teens and Smoking explores the real-life choices teens face as they develop an understanding of risks and consequences and of right and wrong.