Author: Mary Meinking Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1422299538 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 112
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There's no doubt about it. Tobacco has played an important role in the history of the United States. It supported early colonies and helped create a nation.
Author: Harro Maat Publisher: Springer ISBN: 1137381108 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 213
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The book brings together original, state-of-the-art historical research from several continents and examines how mainly local peasant societies responded to colonial pressures to produce a range of different commodities. It offers new directions in the study of African, Asian, Caribbean, and Latin American societies.
Author: Ann Malaspina Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1422299058 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 112
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Everyone knows that smoking is an expensive habit. Cigarettes, after all, cost money. But as readers will learn from Burning Money: The Cost of Smoking, buying cigarettes and other smoking materials is only part of the costs associated with smoking.
Author: Joyce Libal Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1422297950 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 112
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For years researchers have looked for ways to understand why some people seem to become addicted to cigarette smoking with the first puff while others don't. Studies have focused on why certain individuals have an easier time breaking the bonds of smoking and how smoking cessation success rates could be improved.
Author: David Hunter Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1422299651 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 112
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Everyone knows that tobacco is a heavily regulated industry. But it hasn't always been that way. The road to regulation has been a long one, with twists and turns that are on the level of the best Hollywood blockbuster.
Author: Katie John Sharp Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1422297764 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 112
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For years now we've all heard the dangers of smoking cigarettes. To avoid those health risks, many people have turned to "chew," "plug," "chaw"-smokeless tobacco. No smoke, no danger. Right?
Author: Amy N. Thomas Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1422299600 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 112
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Though it's illegal to advertise tobacco products on television and Big Tobacco no longer sponsors major sporting events, it doesn't mean that cigarettes have been relegated to the back pages of little-read magazines. Quite the contrary. Though they might not be advertised-at least in the traditional meaning of the word-cigarettes continue to hold a prominent place in the media.
Author: Lillian D. Burke Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning ISBN: 1284292320 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 534
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Public Health and Society: Current Issues analyzes current public health issues in a historical context, while relating them to individual lives. The text emphasizes the social determinants of health, social justice, and the climate crisis, by leading off with these important topics and then integrates them where appropriate throughout the text. Subsequent chapters explore gun violence, the opioid epidemic, tobacco, vaping, and alcohol use, COVID-19, mental health, environmental health chronic disease, emerging and reemerging diseases, and more. Key features “In the News” articles bring public health topics up-to-date and underscore their modern relevance. Personal vignettes humanize public health issues and make them resonate for readers. Short histories put current issues into historical context, for example, the opioid epidemic (Ch. 5) and alcohol and tobacco use (Ch.6) Comprehensive and up-to-date data and references are included throughout the text. Navigate eBook acc
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