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The Political and Ethical Responsibility of the Physician in Controlling the Tobacco Epidemic Editorial from the European Respiratory Society explores what physicians can and should do to combat tobacco use. Tobacco Epidemic: Health Dimensions WHO factsheet. "Half a billion people now alive will be killed by tobacco products" and other descriptions of the size of the problem. Tobacco Policy Research Paper by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation explains the reasons for tobacco policy research, and summarizes its own programs in this area. In Memory of James Beattie Morison M.D. Includes three papers Dr. Morison wrote on smoking in Canadian children, 1960 through 1982. American Lung Association on House Republican proposal Point by point analysis of the (now dated) proposal. Concludes that it "flunks the test set by Drs. Koop and Kessler and the public health community for effective tobacco control legislation." CDC Releases Data on Smoking Prevalence, Attitudes Prevalence ranged from 12% to 30 in 2000; high levels of public support were found - even among smokers - for smoke-free policies. Reducing the Addictiveness of Cigarettes Can cigarettes be made less addictive? Scientific paper examines the question. The Effect of Tobacco Advertising Bans on Tobacco Consumption Paper in the Journal of Health Economics; concludes that comprehensive bans reduce consumption, limited bands have little or no effect. Tobacco Control in Arizona: A Roundtable Summary of recent experiences and results in programs to reduce tobacco use. Tobacco Law Compendium Searchable by case, legislation, bylaw, or legal literature, as well as document text. In English and French. More Public Policy Sites |
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