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A waitress, Crowe developed lung cancer in 2002. Yet she had never smoked. But after working for 40 years in a smoky restaurant in Ottawa, Ont., Canada, she developed the cancer from her customers' secondhand smoke. Crowe became an advocate for smoke-free workplaces, explaining in TV ads what had happened to her. She became the "matriarch of the anti-smoking movement," said Member of Provincial Parliament Jim Watson. "She fell into this anti-smoking passion because she experienced first-hand what so many people have suffered over the years. She was very sincere in her approach and she just wanted to ensure that no one else had to suffer like she had to suffer as a result of exposure to secondhand smoke." She was successful in her lobbying effort -- the Smoke Free Ontario Act was passed by the Ontario legislature -- but when she died from her cancer on May 22, it was still a week from taking effect. She was 61. From This is True for 21 May 2006 Suggestions for further reading:
 By: Jacob Sullum List Price: $21.00 Amazon Price: $21.00 Editorial Review: In this controversial book, Jacob Sullum demolishes the leading claims of the antismoking movement; their assertions have been advanced, he says, because the movement's principals would like the government to take control of the tobacco industry. Have you heard that secondhand smoke is bad for you? "There is no evidence that casual exposure to secondhand smoke has any impact on your life expectancy," writes Sullum, a drug policy expert and senior editor at Reason magazine. The debate over smoking is really more about the nature of liberty--how should a society restrict the choices of its members?--than it is about public health. Ex-Surgeon General C. Everett Koop is certain not to like For Your Own Good, but Sullum makes a powerful and provocative case against America's public health crusaders. The tobacco controversy is usually portrayed as a battle between selfless defenders of public health and greedy merchants of death. In For Your Own Good, award-winning journalist Jacob Sullum argues that such a view conceals the true nature of the crusade for a smoke-free society. As Sullum demonstrates, this struggle is not about the behavior of corporations; it's about the behavior of individuals. It is an attempt by one group of people to impose their tastes and preferences on another. For Your Own Good shows that long before Philip Morris or R. J. Reynolds existed, tobacco's opponents condemned smoking as disgusting, immoral, addictive, unhealthy, and inconsiderate. In recent decades, they have used scientific evidence that smoking is hazardous to enlist the state in their crusade, arguing that the government has an obligation to discourage behavior that might lead to disease or injury. Given this country's tradition of limited government, however, Americans tend to be skeptical of this argument. Sullum justifies their misgivings, noting that achieving a "smoke-free society" in a nation where tens of millions choose to smoke is necessarily an exercise in tyranny. It therefore comes as no surprise that tobacco's opponents resort to censorship, punitive taxes, violations of property rights, and other coercive tactics. Sullum argues that such uses of state power are illegitimate and dangerous, threatening the freedom of anyone who dares to trade longevity for pleasure. In response to this charge, tobacco's opponents have offered various rationales designed to overcome suspicions of paternalism. They have portrayed tobacco advertising as an insidious force that seduces people into acting against their interests. They have said that smoking imposes costs on society that need to be recouped through special taxes. They have claimed that secondhand smoke poses a grave threat to bystanders, so smoking should be confined to the home. They have accused the tobacco companies of hiding the truth about the hazards and addictiveness of smoking, preventing their customers from making informed decisions. They have described nicotine addiction as a compulsive and possibly contagious illness, fitting nicely with the public health mission to control disease. Often these arguments are combined with appeals to protect children, as when former FDA commissioner David A. Kessler called smoking "a pediatric disease." Sullum refutes each of these claims and shows that the anti-smoking crusade in fact rests on two complementary beliefs: that the government should stamp out the use of hazardous drugs and that it should deter activities that impair "the public health." He argues that the dangerous implications of these ideas extend far beyond tobacco.  By: Roddey Reid List Price: $24.95 Amazon Price: $24.95 Editorial Review: A tangible aspect of living, working, and traveling in the 21st century is the experience of moving between smoke-filled and smoke-free environments. In Globalizing Tobacco Control, Roddey Reid examines what lies behind this experience: the revolution in public attitudes and health codes that regulate daily routines and the life of the body. While the gradual replacement of smoking with non-smoking as the social norm is a global phenomenon, it has not followed the same trajectory everywhere. Reid compares anti-smoking campaigns in the United States, France, and Japan for what they reveal about the nature of globalization and liberal arts of government. He explores distinctive national histories of tobacco; evolving global marketing strategies of transnational tobacco corporations; "social marketing" techniques used to tailor public health messages to particular ethnic communities; and the programs of international public health organizations.  By: Donna ToufexisDavid J. TriggleSayamwong Emwill HammackD. J. Triggle List Price: $30.00 Amazon Price: $30.00 Can Japan kick the habit? An anti-smoking movement is gaining momentum, but J... By: Dawn Matus List Price: $5.95 Amazon Price: $5.95 Editorial Review: This digital document is an article from Hawaii Business, published by Hawaii Business Publishing Co. on September 1, 2003. The length of the article is 626 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation Details Title: Can Japan kick the habit? An anti-smoking movement is gaining momentum, but Japan is still paradise for millions of puffers.(Japan journal) Author: Dawn Matus Publication: Hawaii Business (Magazine/Journal) Date: September 1, 2003 Publisher: Hawaii Business Publishing Co. Volume: 49 Issue: 3 Page: 13(1) Distributed by Thomson Gale The Taste of the U.S.A.(international aspects of anti-smoking movement): An a... By: Robert Weissman List Price: $5.95 Amazon Price: $5.95 Editorial Review: This digital document is an article from Multinational Monitor, published by Essential Information, Inc. on June 1, 2001. The length of the article is 1273 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation Details Title: The Taste of the U.S.A.(international aspects of anti-smoking movement) Author: Robert Weissman Publication: Multinational Monitor (Refereed) Date: June 1, 2001 Publisher: Essential Information, Inc. Volume: 22 Issue: 6 Page: 6 Distributed by Thomson Gale |
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