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How Big Tobacco Affects Our Health, Pocketbook and Political Freedom, and What We Can Do About It.
Every day, at least 1,241 Americans die before their time. They die painful, lingering deaths that could have been prevented. Every three days, as many citizens die from their own smoking habit, or from exposure to secondhand smoke, as died in the September 11 tragedy. Each and every pack of cigarettes costs American taxpayers $40 in higher medical premiums, unavailability of health services, and other hidden financial drains. And every year, 925 out of every 1,000 smokers who try to quit on their own fail to stay smoke-free for a year-while hundreds of thousands of children become addicted to nicotine. Dr. Michael Rabinoff, a respected psychiatrist who holds two patents and has published repeatedly in the New England Journal of Medicine and other top-flight journals, shows the health and financial suicide we commit by allowing tobacco companies to continue doing business as usual-and, like any good doctor, provides a detailed prescription for what to do about it: simple actions we can take to save the lives of millions around the world. According to the World Health Organization, 1 billion people will die from smoking in this century. (That's billion with a 'B'). The World Health Organization has also found that 17% of all 13 to 15 year olds on our planet currently use some form of tobacco. The book and this website are dedicated to empowering all of us to help end the Tobacco Holocaust, a major global problem that affects all of us, whether we are aware of it or not. For all of us, this site informs you how this issue has a major impact on your life and the lives of your loved ones, and provides easy, effortless actions you can take to help end this problem. Also, for smoker's, the benefits and best ways to quit smoking are discussed. In addition, how our consumer buying choices unwittingly help to fund the Tobacco Holocaust, and the role of celebrity smoking in promoting the addiction and future deaths of many of the children in the world are covered. The book, Ending The Tobacco Holocaust, contains both factual information as well as emotionally compelling stories to help people with different learning styles to understand the issue. Both types of presentation are found on this website. This site is still under construction.
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