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a smoking age, In many countries, including the United States,
most European Union member states, New Zealand, Canada, South
Africa, Israel, India, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica and Australia,
it is illegal to sell tobacco products to minors and in the
Netherlands, Austria, Denmark and South Africa it is illegal to
sell tobacco products to people under the age of 16. On 1
September 2007 the minimum age to buy tobacco products in
Germany rose from 16 to 18, as well as in Great Britain on 1
October 2007. In 46 of the 50 United States, the minimum age is
18, except for Alabama, Alaska, New Jersey, and Utah where the
legal age is 19 (also in the Suffolk and Nassau Counties of Long
Island, New York).
Some countries have also legislated against giving tobacco
products to (i.e. buying for) minors, and even against minors
engaging in the act of smoking. Underlying such laws is the
belief that people should make an informed decision regarding
the risks of tobacco use. These laws have a lax enforcement in
some nations and states. In other regions, cigarettes are still
sold to minors because the fines for the violation are lower or
comparable to the profit made from the sales to minors. However
in China, Turkey, and many other countries usually a child will
have little problem buying tobacco products, because they are
often told to go to the store to buy tobacco for their parents.
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Tobacco smoking
Methods of smoking
Health effects
1.
Establishing a link between smoking and health effects
2. Health risks of smoking
2.1 Carcinogenicity
2.2 Effects on the heart
2.3 Smoker's attitudes
3. Passive smoking
4. Somatic and psychological effects
5. Mood and anxiety disorders
6. Health benefits of smoking
Effects of the habit and
industry on society
1. Effect on healthcare costs
2. Tobacco and other drugs
3. Advertising
4. Peer pressure
5. Parental smoking
6. Smoking in movies and television
7. The use of smoking to project an image
Religious views
on smoking Smoking cessation
Legal issues and
regulation
1. Age restrictions
2. Taxation
3. Restrictions on cigarette advertising
4. Package warnings
5. Smoking bans
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