Growing Up Tobacco Free: Preventing Nicotine Addiction in Children and Youths [Paperback]

Committee on Preventing Nicotine Addiction in Children and Youths (Author), Institute of Medicine (Author), Barbara S. Lynch (Editor), Richard J. Bonnie (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0309051290 | ISBN-13: 978-0309051293 | Publication Date: January 1, 1994

Tobacco use kills more people than any other addiction and we know that addiction starts in childhood and youth. We all agree that youths should not smoke, but how can this be accomplished? What prevention messages will they find compelling? What effect does tobacco advertising - more than $10 million worth every day - have on youths? Can we responsibly and effectively restrict their access to tobacco products? These questions and more are addressed in "Growing Up Tobacco Free", prepared by the Institute of Medicine to help everyone understand the troubling issues surrounding youths and tobacco use. "Growing Up Tobacco Free" provides a readable explanation of nicotine's effects and the process of addiction, and documents the search for an effective approach to preventing the use of cigarettes, chewing and spitting tobacco, and snuff by children and youths. It covers the results of recent initiatives to limit young people's access to tobacco and discusses approaches to controls or bans on tobacco sales, price sensitivity among adolescents, and arguments for and against taxation as a prevention strategy for tobacco use. The controversial area of tobacco advertising is thoroughly examined. With clear guidelines for public action, everyone can benefit by reading and acting on the messages in this comprehensive and compelling book.

Editorial Reviews

Book Description

Tobacco use kills more people than any other addiction and we know that addiction starts in childhood and youth.
We all agree that youths should not smoke, but how can this be accomplished? What prevention messages will they find compelling? What effect does tobacco advertising--more than $10 million worth every day--have on youths? Can we responsibly and effectively restrict their access to tobacco products?
These questions and more are addressed in Growing Up Tobacco Free, prepared by the Institute of Medicine to help everyone understand the troubling issues surrounding youths and tobacco use.
Growing Up Tobacco Free provides a readable explanation of nicotine's effects and the process of addiction, and documents the search for an effective approach to preventing the use of cigarettes, chewing and spitting tobacco, and snuff by children and youths. It covers the results of recent initiatives to limit young people's access to tobacco and discusses approaches to controls or bans on tobacco sales, price sensitivity among adolescents, and arguments for and against taxation as a prevention strategy for tobacco use. The controversial area of tobacco advertising is thoroughly examined.
With clear guidelines for public action, everyone can benefit by reading and acting on the messages in this comprehensive and compelling book.

About the Author

Barbara S. Lynch and Richard J. Bonnie, Editors; Committee on Preventing Nicotine Addiction in Children and Youths, Institute of Medicine

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: National Academies Press (January 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0309051290
• ISBN-13: 978-0309051293
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,983,519 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)