Ending the tobacco problem : a blueprint for the nation /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Reducing Tobacco Use: Strategies, Barriers, and Consequences
Other Authors:	Bonnie, Richard J., Stratton, Kathleen R., Wallace, Robert B., 1942-
Format:	Software eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2007]
Subjects:	Tobacco use > United States > Prevention. Smoking > United States > Prevention. Public health > United States. Tobacco Use Disorder > prevention & control. Health Policy. Smoking > legislation & jurisprudence. Smoking > prevention & control. Smoking Cessation > legislation & jurisprudence. United States.

Table of Contents:

Epidemiology of tobacco use : history and current trends
Factors perpetuating the tobacco problem
Containing the tobacco problem
Reducing tobacco use : a policy framework
Strengthening traditional tobacco control measures
Changing the regulatory landscape
New frontiers of tobacco control.
Appendixes : A. Comprehensive smoking cessation for all smokers
B. Clean air laws
C. Warning labels and packaging
D. The long-term promise of effective school-based smoking prevention programs
E. Adolescents' and young adults' perceptions of tobacco use
F. Interventions for children and youth in the health care setting
G. Reducing and preventing tobacco use among pregnant women, parents, and families
H. Smoking in the movies
I. State statutes governing direct shipment of alcoholic beverages to consumers
J. The role of public policies in reducing smoking prevalence
K. Commissioned simulation modeling of smoking prevalence as an outcome of selected tobacco control measures
L. Controlling the retail sales environment
M. Sales and marketing of cigarettes on the internet
N. Media campaigns and tobacco control
O. Advocacy as a tobacco control strategy
P. Special populations with higher rates of cigarette smoking.