Tobacco and smoking : opposing viewpoints / Susan Hunnicutt, book editor.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-212) and index.

pt. 1. Is tobacco use a serious problem? -- Smoking is harmful to human health / National Institute on Drug Abuse -- The dangers of smoking are exaggerated / Paul Johnson -- Secondhand smoke is a serious problem / Richard Carmona -- The dangers of secondhand smoke are exaggerated / Jacob Sullum -- Smokeless tobacco is harmful to human health / Business Wire -- Smokeless tobacco is less harmful to human health than smoking / Brad Rodu and William T. Godshall -- Efforts to reduce teen smoking have stalled / William V. Corr -- Teen smoking rates have declined / Dave Gershman -- pt. 2. How can tobacco use be reduced? -- Governments should tax tobacco to save lives / Prabhat Jha -- Government should not tax tobacco / A.O. Kime -- Most Americans believe smoking should be banned in public places / Stephen Kaufman -- Smoking should not be banned in public places / Joseph Bast -- Smoking prevention efforts should focus on children / Leann M. Lesperance and Henry H. Bernstein -- It could be a mistake to focus smoking prevention efforts on children / Ronald Bayer and Valeri Kiesig -- pt. 3. Should the food and drug administration regulate tobacco? -- The food and drug administration should have the authority to regulate tobacco products / Edward M. Kennedy -- The food and drug administration should not be responsible for regulating tobacco / Andrew C. von Eschenbach -- FDA regulation would protect tobacco companies from the threat of litigation / Michael Siegel -- FDA regulation of tobacco would unfairly benefit the largest tobacco companies / Joseph A. Rotondi -- The FDA tobacco bill is a misguided piece of legislation / Forces International -- pt. 4. How do the media impact individuals' choices to smoke or not smoke? -- Tobacco advertising is harmful to public health / Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada -- Tobacco advertising does not directly cause people to smoke / Jacob Sullum -- The tobacco industry's smoking prevention ads increase the likelihood that teens will smoke / American Legacy Foundation -- Smoking behavior should not be censored in the movies / Evan R. Goldstein -- Images of smoking in the media encourage youth to smoke / Tara Parker-Pope.

A selection of articles on the pros and cons of tobacco products and smoking.