title: Trends in tobacco use.
abstract: The use of tobacco can be traced back to ancient times. Its popularity grew exponentially during the twentieth century, surging during wartime and with the advent of mass media. The tobacco industry in the United States has been under constant legal pressure during the past 40 years. Despite the well-known and continually increasing morbidity and mortality related to smoking, it continues to be a prominent feature in worldwide culture and health.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, North Shore University Hospital, 300 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA.
authors.forename: Ravi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sundaram
authors.forename: Lawrence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shulman
authors.forename: Alan M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Fein
mesh_terms: D000329:Advertising; D033161:Government Regulation; D006801:Humans; D008402:Mass Media; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000453:epidemiology; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D019460:Tobacco Industry / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D020340:Tobacco Use Cessation; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D014481:United States