{"product_id":"quit-smoking-weapons-of-mass-distraction-paperback","title":"Quit Smoking Weapons of Mass Distraction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSimon Chapman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho keeps telling smokers they can't quit without help?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor decades there have been far more ex-smokers than smokers, and an estimated 75% of smokers quit without drugs or professional help.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut smoking cessation is a global phenomenon serviced by multibillion-dollar industries, including the pharmaceutical and e-cigarette sectors and health professionals. These industries try to denigrate unassisted cessation and promote their products and services - \"weapons of mass distraction\" - as essential to successful quitting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis contributes to the medicalisation of a process that, before these products were available, had a natural history where drugs and expertise were absent, yet millions of people around the world still quit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimon Chapman AO is one of Australia's foremost experts on strategies to minimise harm from tobacco. In \u003cem\u003eQuit Smoking Weapons of Mass Distraction\u003c\/em\u003e, he reviews the early history of quitting smoking and the rise of assisted quitting, and gives insight into the forces that have tried to undermine smokers' agency to stop. Chapman also provides actionable policy solutions to help people actually quit smoking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 396\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42718533124159,"sku":"9781743328538","price":50.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/b8bea2eb284e873b54bc91ffdfa4a3bd.webp?v=1765082308","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/quit-smoking-weapons-of-mass-distraction-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}