{"product_id":"9781743328538","title":"Quit Smoking Weapons of Mass Distraction","description":"Author: Simon Chapman\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781743328538\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Sydney University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Jul 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 380 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor decades, there have been far more ex-smokers than smokers - an estimated 75% quit without any drugs or professional help. But smoking cessation is a mass global phenomenon which is serviced by multibillion-dollar industries (pharmaceutical and e-cigarette industries, as well as health professionals). These try to denigrate unassisted cessation and promote their products and services as essential to successful quitting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis discourse promotes smoking cessation \u0026amp;#x27;weapons of mass distraction\u0026amp;#x27; and the medicalisation of a process that, before these products were available, had a natural history where drugs and expertise were absent, yet many millions quit around the world. The book reviews the early history of quitting smoking, the rise of assisted quitting and the forces that have tried to undermine smokers' agency to stop.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47924812808350,"sku":"ING-9781743328538","price":45.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781743328538.jpg?v=1782953400","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781743328538","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}