HTH 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Nicotine Gum, Leukoplakia, Boogie 2Nite
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About 63 million american age 12 and older report using tobacco products at least once a month. In 2016, 17. 5% of men nad 13. 5% of women were current cigarette smokers. Each day over 3000 teens under the age of 18 smoke their first cigarette, 1000 of them become daily smokers. Percentage of population that smokes among selected group in us. million/day is spent on advertising and promoting tobacco products. Children are 3x more susceptible to advertising. Advertisements in women magazines imply that smoking is the key to financial success, beauty, independence, and social acceptance. Little gain has been made towards deterring smoking related societal costs. Annual costs attributed to smoking in us are between and billion. These costs far exceed tax revenue from cigarette sales. Many college students identify themselves as social smokers - those who smoke when they are with people rather than when they are alone.
