P H 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Federal Communications Commission, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Fairness Doctrine
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Tobacco remains the leading cause of preventable death! Respiratory diseases: pneumonia, influenza, bronchitis, chronic airway obstruction. Nicotine is an addictive drug: raises blood pressure and heart rate, may cause spasms in blood vessels of the hearts. Tars are the residue from burning tobacco that condenses in lungs: damage cilia and irritate the respiratory tract, are a major source of carcinogenicity. Other ingredients: are also carcinogenic (e. g. arsenic and benzene, alter clotting properties of blood. It was distributed free to soldiers in world wars. Women began smoking during and after world war ii. Smoking peaked in mid- (cid:1005)(cid:1013)6(cid:1004)"s with 4(cid:1006)% of adults. The urgeo(cid:374) ge(cid:374)eral"s first report was (cid:1005)(cid:1013)64. Lung cancer trends following smoking trends about 20 years later: smoking rates began to decline. Federal communications commission: fairness doctrine for counter-advertising. 1971- industry submitted a total ban on advertising: radio and television. (cid:1005)(cid:1013)(cid:1013)(cid:1004)"s- nonsmokers rights movement: right nonsmokers had to breathe in clean air.
