Contents

Theme overview

1. Tobacco - the product

   1.1. Tobacco and its products
   1.2. Cigarettes

2. The health effects of tobacco use

   2.1. Health effects of smoked and smokeless tobacco
   2.2. Smoking and cancer, respiratory disease, cardiovascular disease, and reproductive health
   2.3. Other tobacco-related diseases and conditions
   2.4. Tobacco, other exposures and underlying conditions

3. The global tobacco epidemic

   3.1. Trends and projections
   3.2. Stages of the tobacco epidemic
   3.3. Expansion of the epidemic to the developing world
   3.4. Contribution of tobacco to the global burden of disease and death

4. Tobacco and young people
5. Tobacco and inequalities
6. Smoking cessation