PS268 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Sidestream Smoke, Cigarette Pack, Lung Cancer
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Long, think and dark vs. short slender and light. 1964: first surgeon general"s report on smoking (book called. Cigars: tightly rolled quantities of dried tobacco leaves. Cigarettes: rolls of shredded tobacco wrapped in paper. Anti-smoking messages after 1964 ( mind if i smoke? mind if i die? ) As recent as 1994, during testimony to us congress a slide show stated cigarette smoking is not addictive . 2011: 75% of the display space on a cigarette pack must be warnings. Prohibits smoking in all enclosed public places and workplaces in. Ensures the min. age to purchase cigarettes is 19 (retailer must verify age like lcbo) Phases out the retail display of tobacco products. Average north american was smoking 500 cigarettes per year in 1950. China smokes the most (2/3 people: no advertising, less laws/regulations, lifestyle stressors, farms need to sell to make money and china is not very educated. 28% of eighth graders have tried cigarettes in their lives.
