Putting Out the Fire: Smoking and the Law (Tobacco: The Deadly Drug)

everyone Knows That Tobacco Is A Heavily Regulated Industry. But It Hasn't Always Been That Way. The Road To Regulation Has Been A Long One, With Twists And Turns That Are On The Level Of The Best Hollywood Blockbuster. Cover Contents Introduction 1: A Brief Look at Tobacco and Health 2: Big Bad Tobacco: Secrets Revealed 3: Government and Tobacco: Laws and Bans 4: The FDA Goes After Tobacco 5: States and Tobacco: Let's Make a Deal 6: The DOJ Takes on Tobacco 7: Where Do We Go from Here? Further Reading For More Information Bibliography Index Picture Credits Author/Consultant Biographies Explains the many attempts, those that failed and those that succeeded, to regulate the tobacco industry. Examines the government's role and how it has affected tobacco regulation