tobacco industry

Describes nicotine's effects on the body, diseases related to tobacco use, and lawsuits against tobacco companies, and discusses methods of quitting smoking.

Presents differing opinions on the addictiveness of tobacco, the responsibility of individual smokers, the health effects of tobacco use, and other related issues.

The author, appointed head of the Food and Drug Administration in 1990, tells of his experiences after he organized a team to mount an investigation of the tobacco industry.

A comprehensive overview of the history of the tobacco industry in the United States during the twentieth century, discussing its influence on culture, science, politics, law, and globalization. Includes photographs.

Provides a history of tobacco products and smoking, with a discussion of harmful effects and changing social attitudes.

Presents a collection of articles that provide information on the history and use of nicotine, discussing the effects of the drug on the human body, government efforts to reduce nicotine addiction, and more.

Examines the role of tobacco as a major economic, political, social, and health issue. Includes information on the tobacco industry and on the hazards of smoking.

A history of the American tobacco industry, looking at the companies and their leaders who have been able to overcome all doomsayers to continue peddling their product.

A collection of articles on the pros and cons of tobacco use and the tobacco industry practice in the United States.

Presents a history of the tobacco industry and smoking, looks at laws related to tobacco, features a biographical listing of significant people in the field, and includes a chronology, a glossary, and a guide to further research.