Health Effects of Tobacco and Secondhand Smoke

"We think secondhand cigarette smoke can be annoying to nonsmokers and that nonsmokers have every right to avoid being exposed to secondhand smoke if they so choose."
Seth Moskowitz, R.J. Reynolds tobacco company (10/9/00)

ABOUT SMOKING Tobacco/Drug Trends -- NEW 1999 Release Smoking Doubles Arthritis Risk Smoking During Pregnancy and Criminal Outcomes Smoking May Cause Breast Cancer Dieting Helps Women Quit Smoking Kids Who Smoke Risk Permanent Genetic Damage USA Today Examines Why Smokers Can't Quit Tobacco Companies Use of Poisons in Cigarettes Elementary School Children Using Tobacco Exercise Helps Smokers Quit Tobacco Odor In Breast Milk Of Smokers Smoking and Oral Contraceptives Tied To Heart Risks

Cigarette Smoking Linked To Miscarriages, Worse Than Crack Cocaine
Smokers Do Not Recognize Negative Health Effects Of Smoking
Smoking Does Not Prevent Weight Gain; and Smokers Who Quit Gain More Weight Than Nonsmokers

SECONDHAND SMOKE IS NOT PASSIVE
New Yorker Attitudes About Secondhand Smoke in Barrooms, 2005
State-Specific Attitudes About Secondhand Smoke: United States, 2000
Smokers Urged to Protect Kids
20% of Children Under 7 Forced to 'Smoke' While in Their Home
Smoking Restrictions Benefit Businesses
Policies to Reduce Exposure to ETS
Wendy's Goes Smoke Free in 2001
Friendship Heights Enacts Nation's Most Comprehensive Smoking Ban
Facts About Secondhand Tobacco Smoke
Secondhand Smoke More Than Just Annoying
Restaurant Smoking Bans Do Not Hurt Tourism
Secondhand Smoke Increases Stroke Risk by 82%
Secondhand Smoke Associated With Increased Risk Of Heart Disease
Bartenders Breathe Easier In Smoke-Free Bars and Taverns
  1. When Bars Say 'No' To Smoking
  2. Health of Bartenders Improves Rapidly When Bars Become Smoke-free
  3. Journal of the American Medical Association Abstract - December 9, 1998
Secondhand Smoke One Of Worst Forms Of Indoor Air Pollution
 
THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY
Continued Tobacco Industry Conspiracy Exposed
Brown & Williamson Violates Attorneys General MSA
Big Tobacco Threatens Drug Manufacturers
Big Tobacco Lobbyists in D.C.
Tobacco Companies Spent Record Amount On Lobbying In 1998
RJ Reynolds International Affiliate Pleads Guilty to Smuggling
 
TOBACCO AND CIGARETTE SALES
Easy For Minors to Buy Tobacco Products Over Internet
Convenience Store Prostitution In Neighborhoods
Retailers Continue To Sell Cigarettes To Minors
Wal-Mart To Retrain Employees After Sting Operation
 
CIGARS
About Cigars
History of Cigars
Effects of Cigar Smoking on Health in Men
Cigars and Public Health
Editorial: Smoking Cigars Is Risky Business
Teen Cigar Smoking On The Rise In Florida

SOCIETY, THE MEDIA AND TOBACCO ISSUES George W. Bush Soft on Tobacco CDC's Best Practices for Tobacco Control Few MDs Trained to Treat Deadliest Disease TI Influence in Florida from 1979 to 1999 Youth Coalition Asks Stores To Remove Tobacco Ads Newspapers Ban Tobacco Ads Billie Jean King Elected To Philip Morris Board IRS Allows Deductions For Smoking Cessation June 8th PBS Special: Political Money and the Tobacco Industry Baseball Fights Its Tobacco Traditions Cal Ripken Sr, Former Smoker Dies Of Lung Cancer A Personal War Against Tobacco Smoking Prevalent In Cartoon Films Cigarettes Cause 25% of All Fires in U.S.

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