The Ninth Smoke

The Ninth Smoke
Author: Ashish Kumar
Publisher: Notion Press
Total Pages: 221
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1946641421

Fatima is five when her parents get separated. She loves her father, and wants to reunite her parents. Fatima is twenty-two when she falls in love with Siddharth. How difficult is this decision? What role does religion play in their lives? Destiny comes in the way and Fatima gets married according to her mother’s wishes. Will Fatima fight her destiny and reach out for happiness? Or will she live the life mapped out for her? Open The Ninth Smoke to find the answers to these questions that are vital to Fatima’s life.

Preventing Tobacco Use Among Young People

Preventing Tobacco Use Among Young People
Author: M. Joycelyn Elders
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 342
Release: 1997-03
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780788138898

This report focuses on the vulnerable adolescent ages of 10 through 18 when most users start smoking, chewing, or dipping & become addicted to tobacco. It examines the health effects of early smoking & smokeless tobacco use, the reasons that young men & women begin using tobacco, the extent to which they use tobacco, tobacco advertising & promotional activities (history of cigarette advertising to the young); & efforts to prevent tobacco use by young people (public opinion; educational efforts; & public policies). Charts, tables & graphs. Glossary. Index.