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

Learning Objectives

After studying the chapter, you should be able to

List and discuss the reasons why people use tobacco and why they continue to use it

Explain the short- and long-term health risks associated with tobacco use

Discuss the effects of use of other tobacco products, including smokeless tobacco, cigars, pipes, and clove cigarettes

Discuss the effects of environmental tobacco smoke on nonsmokers

Describe the social costs of tobacco and list actions that have been taken to combat smoking in the public and private sectors

Prepare plans to stop using tobacco and to avoid environmental tobacco smoke

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