Foreword

Introduction

Are the Health Risks of Smoking Exaggerated?

The Health Risks of Secondhand Smoke: An Overview

The Health Risks of Smoking Are Exaggerated

Smoking Does Not Cause Lung Cancer

The Health Risks of Secondhand Smoke Are Exaggerated

The Health Risks of Cigar Smoking Are Exaggerated

Nicotine May Not Be Addictive

The Health Consequences of Smoking Are Irreversible

Secondhand Smoke Is Harmful

Cigar Smoking Is Dangerous to Human Health

Nicotine Is Addictive by the Harvard Mental Health Letter

``Natural Tobacco'' Products Pose Serious Health Risks by the American Lung Association of California

Does Advertising by Tobacco Companies Influence People to Smoke?

Tobacco Ads Manipulate People into Smoking

Tobacco Ads Target Children

Smoking in Movies Increases Cigarette Consumption

Advertising by Tobacco Companies Does Not Influence People to Smoke

Tobacco Ads Do Not Cause an Increase in Smoking

Should Smoking Be Regulated by the Government?

Tobacco Must Be Regulated by the Food and Drug Administration

Government Regulation Is Necessary to Curb Youth Smoking

The Government Should Not Regulate Smoking by the Economist

Government Regulation of Smoking Is an Attempt to Control the Public

Taxing Cigarettes Unfairly Targets the Poor

How Can Smoking Be Reduced?

Government Programs Can Reduce Smoking by the National Cancer Policy Board, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council

Government Regulation Will Not Reduce Smoking

International Cooperation Is Needed to Reduce Smoking

Prevention Strategies Can Reduce Teen Smoking

Nicotine Replacement Therapy Can Reduce Smoking

Organizations to Contact

Bibliography

Index