Annotated Bibliography

Huang, P, MD. "Impact of a Smoking Ban on Restaurant and Bar Revenues." Center for Disease Control.
26 Feb. 2004. 15 Oct. 2007 .
This article deals with the effects of smoking bans on bars and restaurants. To study the trends, the CDC obtained quarterly tax reports and tracked the sales to see how smoking bans affected revenue. Due to the fact that the CDC was conducting this investigation, it is reasonable to say that this information is dependable. This resource is fairly objective and rarely interjects the author’s personal opinion. This resource also examines both sides of the smoking ban debate, but has more information supporting the claim that smoking bans have little to no effect on revenue. To make this article better, I would have cited more examples like the El Paso experiment to back up my information.

"Smoking Ban." Wikipedia. 15 Oct. 2007. 15 Oct. 2007 . This is one of the longer articles on smoking bans that I have found. The page has extensive links issues related to smoking bans such as critiques of smoking bans, tobacco related health issues, the reasons smoking bans should be put into place, the history of smoking bans, alternatives to smoking bans, and the effects of smoking bans. Wikipedia is a great resource, but I still need to make sure that this information is valid, and not just a bunch of misinformation posted by someone who knows nothing about this topic. This is a very important resource for me due to the fact that it discusses many of the things I wish to talk about in my paper.

Lung USA. June 2007. American Lung Association. 15 Oct. 2007 .
This is a fact sheet that deals with secondhand smoke and the effects it produces published by the American Lung Association. It discusses the types of chemicals in secondhand smoke, the deaths it causes to nonsmokers, and the devastating effects it has on young children and the elderly. This information is reliable due to the scientific nature of the group that published this information. Almost all of the information in this article will be useful in my paper when I discuss secondhand smoke.

"Smoking and Your Body." Healthy Living. 6 Oct. 2005. Health Canada. 15 Oct. 2007 .
This article deals with the types of illness, mainly the different kinds of cancer, caused by smoking. It also discusses respiratory illnesses and cardiovascular diseases that can be caused by smoking. This seems to be a valid resource due to the fact that it was published by one of Canada’s national health agencies. This article could have better explained what actually causes the illnesses, rather than just listing them and saying a little about each.

Hudson, David L., Jr. Smoking Bans. Philadelphia: Chelsea House, 2004.
This is also a very long, yet very useful article. It discusses many things I want to talk about in my paper and it thoroughly discusses both sides of the smoking ban issue. It also discusses some of the less thought about parts of the smoking ban debate, like whether or not tobacco advertising is a form of protected speech or whether or not smoking bans take away a smokers personal rights. This article will be helpful in both my policy and exploratory papers.

Saad, Lydia. "More Smokers Feeling Harassed by Smoking Bans." Gallup Poll Briefing (July 2007): 5.
This article will be very helpful for the exploratory paper. It is easy to find information that supports smoking bans, but it is much harder to find information that shows the other side of the argument. The author collected data from smokers and found that many feel discriminated against because of the adoption of smoking bans in many places. This article also effectively discusses the side of the smoking ban argument that supports the bans. If the author had cited more scientific data instead of just surveys, this article would be more effective.

Fisher, Laurie. "Smoke-Free Public Areas: A Breath of Fresh Air." Cancer Causes and Control 11.8
This article talks about smoking bans in public places and the problems such as disease and discomfort that smoking causes nonsmokers. It also discusses the effect that smoking bans have on restaurant and bar revenues. This resource cites government and scientific data, but only discusses one side of the smoking ban issue. It would have been more effective if it had discussed both sides of the argument.

Gruber, Jonathan. "Tobacco at the Crossroads: The Past and Future of Smoking Regulation in the United States." The Journal of Economic Perspectives 15.2 (Apr. 2001): 193-212.
This was the longest article I found. It discusses the history as well as the projected future of smoking regulations in America. The article also includes youth use of cigarettes over the past century, the effect that cigarette price has on use, and the validity of the smoking ban argument. This article discusses both sides of the argument and supports each with data. This is by far the best resource I have found. It will be extremely useful in writing both papers.