Smoking prevention: Obstacles and possibilities

A brief overview is given of the disastrous effects of tobacco smoking on health, the environment and the economy. Obstacles for prevention are exemplified by the strong addictive property of nicotine, the ruthlessness and greed of the tobacco industry, and the ambivalence still demonstrated by the...

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Published inScandinavian journal of urology and nephrology Vol. 42; no. s218; pp. 55 - 57
Main Author Boëthius, Göran
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Informa UK Ltd 01.09.2008
Taylor & Francis
Subjects
Global Health
health professionals
Humans
Prevalence
Risk Assessment
Smoking - epidemiology
Smoking - legislation & jurisprudence
Smoking Cessation - methods
Smoking Prevention
tobacco control
Tobacco epidemic
World Health Organization
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Summary:A brief overview is given of the disastrous effects of tobacco smoking on health, the environment and the economy. Obstacles for prevention are exemplified by the strong addictive property of nicotine, the ruthlessness and greed of the tobacco industry, and the ambivalence still demonstrated by the political and the health professional community in the fight against tobacco. A successful comprehensive tobacco control strategy is recognized and promoted by the first global health convention, the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. WHO has great expectations of the health community to support the implementation of the convention: who else has a greater responsibility?
ISSN:0036-5599
0300-8886
1651-2065
DOI:10.1080/03008880802325333