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Core Concepts in Health, 9/e
Paul M. Insel, Stanford University School of Medicine
Walton T. Roth, Stanford University School of Medicine

Toward a Tobacco-Free Society

Chapter Outline

This chapter covers the hazards of tobacco use, in any form, and the history of and current trends in tobacco use, as well as methods that can be used to try to quit smoking.
  1. Why people use tobacco
  2. Health hazards
  3. The effects of smoking on the nonsmoker
  4. How a tobacco user can quit