Publisher's Synopsis
The first book about children and smoking, looking at passive smoking, children who smoke and children growing up in a society where smoking is still advertised and condoned. The core of the book is a survey which details the extent to which children are exposed to smoke in their homes, on public transport and in public places. It includes many comments by children and the findings of much research from around the world about the prevalence of smoking, the pressures on children to smoke, the health risks and the roles played by advertising, the government and the tobacco industry.;The author has also written "Write From the Start".
