Tobacco and smoking

Is tobacco use a serious problem?

Smoking is harmful to human health / Medical letter on the CDC and FDA

The harmful effects of smoking are exaggerated / Robert A. Levy interviewed by Stephen Goode

Secondhand smoke is harmful to human health / Mayo Clinic

The harmful effects of secondhand smoke are exaggerated / Jeffrey Hart

Tobacco use among teens is a serious problem / Susan Dominus

Tobacco use among teens is declining / Cancer Weekly

Smokeless tobacco use is harmful to human health / Robert Preidt

Smokeless tobacco use is less harmful than smoking / U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company

What factors contribute to tobacco use?

Nicotine addiction is the major cause of tobacco use / Christine H. Rowley

Nicotine addiction is not the major cause of tobacco use / Dale M. Atrens

Tobacco advertising encourages teens to smoke / Kathiann M. Kowalski

Tobacco advertising is not responsible for teen smoking / Robert A. Levy

Genetics plays a role in tobacco use / Patrick Zickler

How can tobacco use be reduced?

The Food and Drug Administration should regulate tobacco products / David A. Kessler

The Food and Drug Administration should not regulate tobacco products / Michael DeBow

Increasing cigarette taxes will help reduce tobacco use / Michelle Leverett, et. al.

Increasing cigarette taxes on tobacco will not reduce tobacco use / W. Kip Viscusi

Nicotine replacement therapy may help some smokers quit / Lisa J. Diefenbach and Patrick O. Smith

Nicotine replacement therapy is ineffective / Formulary

Government programs can reduce smoking / National Cancer Policy Board, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council

Is tobacco use a serious problem worldwide?

Tobacco use is a serious problem worldwide / Iraj Abedian

The problems associated with tobacco use worldwide are exaggerated / FORCES International

Globalization contributes to harmful tobacco use worldwide / David Werner

Tobacco advertising is encouraging women throughout the world to smoke / Noy Thrupkaew.