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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789992103321

Titolo

Tobacco smoking / / edited by Justin Healey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thirroul, N.S.W., : Spinney Press, 2011

ISBN

9781921507519

9781283319454

9786613319456

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (60 pages) : colour illustrations

Collana

Issues in society ; ; v. 329

Altri autori (Persone)

HealeyJustin

Disciplina

362.2960994

Soggetti

Smoking - Australia

Smoking cessation - Australia

Smoking - Health aspects - Australia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Tobacco use and health -- Chapter 2. Quitting smoking -- Chapter 3. Tobacco control and marketing.

Sommario/riassunto

Tobacco smoking kills up to half of its users and has a global annual death toll of more than five million people. It is the largest cause of preventable death in the western world. Around 3 million Australians are daily smokers, many of whom are socially disadvantaged. This title reveals the toxic contents of tobacco and the health effects of smoking (including passive smoking) on the body. The book also addresses a number of commonly held myths and misconceptions about the risks and impacts of smoking. A range of different quitting methods and products for overcoming nicotine addiction is al