TOBACCO
THE HIDDEN KILLER IN THE CLOSET REVEALED
AN EXPOSE ABOUT THE SINGLE BIGGEST CAUSE OF DEATH IN THIS COUNTRY, THE INDUSTRY BEHIND THE SCENES AND HOW TO STOP IT
by Eric Straatsma MS ND
About the Author
Eric Straatsma is a Social Ecologist, Author, Teacher, Consultant and Sustainable Health expert. He has written forty books about the Science Of Sustainable Health, which he has been researching since 1974. He writes, teaches and consults with individuals, companies, organizations, churches and governments about sustainable health, social ecology and sustainable ways of living and doing business. Dr. Straatsma MD is currently retired and no longer in active practice.
Book Summary
In a recent education program on T.V., it was stated that cancer will affect 2 out of 3 families. By the year 2000, 50% will have experienced cancer of some kind. Over 2/3 of these cancers are declared incurable, once diagnosed. 1,100 people PER DAY DIE OF CANCER. One person every 80 seconds dies of cancer. Smoking has an enormous negative effect on society and health. It is the largest killer of human beings on the planet.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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THE BIG PICTURE1
MOTIVATORS TO QUIT1
GRAPH: CAUSES OF DEATH AND REASONS3
GRAPH: % OF TOTAL CANCERS CAUSED BY CARCINOGENS4
GRAPH: TOBACCO AND WAR DEATHS COMPARED5
GRAPH: BLOOD VISCOSITY OF SMOKERS AND NON SMOKERS6
GRAPH: % RISK DIFFERENCE FOR STOMACH CANCER, SMOKERS/NONSMOKERS COMPARED7
IMMUNE SYSTEM LINK WITH TOBACCO8
GRAPH: % OF DEATHS AFTER 5 YEARS FROM DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER, VARIOUS CAUSES: SMOKERS AND NON-SMOKERS COMPARED9
GRAPH: % OF LUNG CANCER DEATHS DUE TO VARIOUS CAUSES11
GRAPH: % OF CANCERS CAUSED BY VARIOUS FACTORS13
TOBACCO RISK AS A FOOD14
CARBON MONOXIDE AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS14
BRONCHITIS AND EMPHYSEMA14
BREAKDOWN OF HEALTH RISKS OF SMOKING15
GRAPH: % RISK SMOKERS/NON-SMOKERS OF HEART DISEASE17
HISTORY OF LUNG CANCER18
GRAPH: # OF DEATHS PER YEAR FROM 1935 TO 1987 DUE TO LUNG CANCER19
AN EPIDEMIC19
THE HEALTH RISKS OF SMOKING FOR WOMEN20
GRAPH: % REDUCTION IN FIELD OF VISION, SMOKERS VS. NON-SMOKERS22
THE HEALTH RISKS OF SMOKING FOR WOMEN’S CHILDREN23
GRAPH: % OF RISK OF BABY DYING DURING FIRST MONTH DUE TO SMOKING MOTHER25
GRAPH: SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME RISK FOR SMOKING MOTHERS BABIES26
GRAPH: % OF CHILDREN GETTING COLDS27
PARENTS SMOKING EFFECT28
LINK TO CHILDREN’S MISBEHAVIOR28
GRAPH: % INCREASE IN RISK OF SEVERE BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS DUE TO SMOKING AND OTHER FACTORS29
GRAPH: PERCENTAGE OF INFANTS WITH ASTHMA IN SMOKING HOUSEHOLDS31
GRAPH: # OF BABIES WITH DISEASE DUE TO SECOND HAND SMOKE32
NONSMOKING ADULTS EXPOSED TO SECONDHAND SMOKE33
HEALTH RISKS33
GRAPH: INCIDENCE OF LUNG CANCER AND EXPOSURE TO SECOND HAND SMOKE34
GRAPH: TOTAL DEATHS NON SMOKERS DUE TO TOBACCO RELATED CAUSES35
COURT RULES AGAINST TOBACCO IN SECONDHAND SMOKE CASE36
GRAPH: # OF PEOPLE DYING PER YEAR DUE TO TOBACCO37
SECOND HAND SMOKE CAUSES 37,000 PEOPLE TO DIE OF HEART DISEASE, AND 3,000 OF LUNG CANCER, EACH YEAR. THIS STUDY FOCUSED ON NON-SMOKERS ONLY. (E.P.A.)37
GRAPH: # OF PEOPLE DYING EACH YEAR DUE TO SECOND HAND SMOKE38
HOW SECOND HAND SMOKE KILLS39
THE HEALTH RISKS OF SMOKING FOR MEN40
GRAPH: LIFESPAN OF SMOKERS VS. NON-SMOKERS41
MALE MENOPAUSE42
GRAPH: # MEN WITH IMPOTENCY PROBLEMS AT SPECIFIC AGES43
GRAPH: # OF MEN IMPOTENT BY YEAR 201044
TOBACCO LINK WITH MALE MENOPAUSE OR ‘ANDROPAUSE’45
5 IMPOTENCY FACTORS IDENTIFIED45
SMOKELESS TOBACCO47
RISKS47
ADDICTION48
WHAT CAUSES IT?48
1. GENETIC48
2. UNCONTROLLABLE DISEASE.48
3. LEARNED BEHAVIOR48
4. NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES AND IMBALANCES48
UNIVERSAL MORAL LAWS51
ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO LINK54
GRAPH: % OF DEATHS RELATED TO ALCOHOL55
WHAT IS ALCOHOL?56
ALCOHOL AND QUITTING SMOKING LINK58
ADDICTION AND CHEMICALS IN TOBACCO59
GRAPH: HARMFUL SUBSTANCES IN TOBACCO60
WHEN DOES ADDICTION BEGIN?61
TOBACCO62
HARMFUL CHEMICALS62
AMMONIA62
LEAD62
ARSENIC62
BENZENE62
CARBON MONOXIDE62
CYANIDES62
FORMALDEHYDE:62
PHENOL63
NITROGEN OXIDE63
THE HUMAN DEATH TOLL63
GRAPH: # OF QUIT ATTEMPTS BY AVERAGE SMOKER64
GRAPH: # OF PEOPLE WHO QUIT PER YEAR65
GRAPH: % OF PEOPLE QUITTING ON THEIR OWN66
WHY DON’T STOP PROGRAMS WORK FOR MOST PEOPLE?67
POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS OF QUITTING SMOKING68
CRAVINGS WHEN QUITTING69
GRAPH: LOSS OF VITAMIN C AMONG SMOKERS70
THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY71
SELLING PRODUCTS WITH NO BENEFICIAL USE71
ADVERTISING AND TOBACCO USE71
SALES OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO MINORS71
GRAPH: # OF CIGARETTES SOLD TO MINORS72
WHEN CHILDREN START SMOKING73
CHART: AMOUNTS DONATED TO POLITICIANS BY TOBACCO LOBBY73
THE POWER OF YOUR VOTE74
STATISTICS ABOUT TOBACCO GROWERS75
STATISTICS ABOUT TOBACCO PROFITS75
GRAPH: PROFITS ON TOBACCO76
GRAPH: COMPARING PROFITS OF CROPS77
IS THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY78
US TOBACCO MARKET SHARE ESTIMATES78
TOBACCO WORLD MARKET SHARE78
TOBACCO COMPANIES OWN AMERICA79
GRAPH: PROFITS OF TOBACCO COMPANIES80
GRAPH: TOBACCO PROFITS AFTER TAXES82
GRAPH: POUNDS OF TOBACCO PER 1,000 CIGARETTES83
GRAPH: # OF PEOPLE EMPLOYED IN TOBACCO INDUSTRY84
GRAPH: COST TO AMERICAN TAXPAYER OF TOBACCO INDUSTRY SUBSIDIES85
GRAPH: # OF SQUARE MILES OF FOREST CUT DOWN FOR TOBACCO CULTURE86
GRAPH: # OF PEOPLE THAT CAN BE FED ON TOBACCO LAND87
SOME WAYS TO REDUCE THE TOBACCO PROBLEM89
FIRST89
SECOND89
THIRD89
FOURTH89
FIFTH90
SIXTH90
SEVENTH90
EIGHTH91
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON STOPPING TOBACCO USE IN SOCIETY92
INDEX94
