Velvet Glove, Iron Fist: A History of Anti-smokingSpain, 1493 - Europe's first smoker imprisioned by the Inquisition England, 1604 - Massive tax rise on tobacco in a bid to discourage smoking Canada, 1676 - Smoking is banned in the street United States, 1899 - Anti-smoking campaigners call for the eradication of tobacco Germany, 1944 - Smoking banned on public transport to protect workers from secondhand smoke In this revealing and meticulously researched account of an untold story, Christopher Snowdon traces the fortunes of those who have tried to stamp out tobacco through the ages. Velvet Glove, Iron Fist takes the reader on a journey from 15th century Cuba to 21st century California, via Revolutionary France, Victorian Britain, Prohibition Era America and Nazi Germany. Along the way, the author finds uncanny parallels between today's anti-smoking activists and those of the past. Today, as the same tactics begin to be used against those who enjoy alcohol, chocolate, fast food, gambling and perfume, Velvet Glove, Iron Fist provides a timely reminder that once politicians start regulating private behaviour, they find it very hard to quit. |
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Page 124
... nicotine yields . Thereafter , yields drifted upwards , partly because there was no financial incentive to reduce them and partly because the increasingly popular filtered brands required higher yields to offer the same nicotine ' kick ...
... nicotine yields . Thereafter , yields drifted upwards , partly because there was no financial incentive to reduce them and partly because the increasingly popular filtered brands required higher yields to offer the same nicotine ' kick ...
Page 135
... nicotine was enough to kill a cat - but it is very doubtful whether the amounts of nicotine found in tobacco smoke are dangerous to heavy smokers , let alone those around them . The EPA's ' safe level ' threshold for nicotine is 0.5mg ...
... nicotine was enough to kill a cat - but it is very doubtful whether the amounts of nicotine found in tobacco smoke are dangerous to heavy smokers , let alone those around them . The EPA's ' safe level ' threshold for nicotine is 0.5mg ...
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... nicotine replacement drugs to smokers should be prosecuted for malpractice even if the patient did not express any interest in quitting . A landmark paper in Tobacco Control recommended that " tobacco availability should become ...
... nicotine replacement drugs to smokers should be prosecuted for malpractice even if the patient did not express any interest in quitting . A landmark paper in Tobacco Control recommended that " tobacco availability should become ...
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