Issues: Tobacco and Health PSHE Personal Wellbeing - Health

ISBN: 9781861685391
Date of publication: May 2010

£8.45

Summary

It is well established that smoking affects an individual's health and the health of those around them, causing painful chronic illnesses such as lung cancer and emphysema. However, there are still an estimated 10 million smokers in Britain. What motivates people to start smoking? Should they be encouraged to quit? Is it acceptable for the government to prohibit smoking in public places to limit the effect of passive smoking, or is it an example of the so-called “nanny state”? This book examines the issues