HLTHAGE 2L03 Lecture 13: Lecture 13 - Tobacco - Corporate Obfuscation and Public Power Pt 2 (Mar 1)
11 Feb 2019
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Tobacco corporate obfuscation and public power pt 2. Modern tobacco control: restricting age of sale, limits on where you can smoke, warning labels on packaging, not on display in stores, not advertised on tv, school education, psas, higher taxes, quitlines. Inconclusiveness or distract from tobacco"s role in disease by highlighting. Other disease factors" like stress: builds network of loyal experts" for court cases, pr firms hired to promote the debate , argue for balance" in coverage, compare equal weight to both sides vs accurate weight to both sides . Has control stalled: although rates have declined substantially since 1980s, fear of levelling off. why, warner and mendez: could smoking be rational for some, although considered heretical in tobacco control community, might reduce symptoms of mental health problems. Might outweigh consequences of smoking: some might weigh benefits and costs and simply decide that the pleasure is worth it. Longevity not the goal in and of itself for all people.
