Report of the Scientific Committee on Tobacco and Health Contents     Contents   Letter from Professor David Poswillo to the Chief Medical Officer Sir Kenneth Calman, copied to the Chief Medical Officers of the Health Departments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.   Introduction Structure of the Report   Key Messages   Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations   Part One The Scale of the Smoking Problem A Global Overview The Health of the Nation Progress Towards Health of the Nation Targets Wales - Targets and Progress Scotland - Targets and Progress Northern Ireland - Targets and Progress Nicotine Addiction Smoking Related Diseases Conclusions Recommendations Part Two Environmental Tobacco Smoke Background Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Lung Cancer DH Commissioned Report on ETS and Lung Cancer Tobacco Manufacturers' Association Submission on ETS and Lung Cancer Review by the Committee on Carcinogenicity Report of a "European Working Group" on ETS and Lung Cancer Report of the United States Congressional Research Service Summary and Conclusions from SCOTH's Review of ETS and Lung Cancer Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Respiratory Diseases in Children Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Ischaemic Heart Disease Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Pregnancy Outcome The Confidential Enquiry into Stillbirths and Deaths in Infancy Philip Morris "Passive Smoking Campaign" Conclusions Recommendations Part Three The Influence of Price and Promotion on Tobacco Consumption Conclusions Recommendations Part Four Smoking and Young People Introduction The Health of the Nation Australian Experience A Smoking Target for Young People Children's Smoking,Taxes and Tobacco Industry Income Factors Influencing Young People to Smoke Parents and Siblings Young People and Price Young People and Nicotine Addiction Young People and Cigarette Advertising Recent Department of Health Funded Research about Smoking and Young People Conclusions Recommendations Part Five Smoking Cessation Smoking Cessation Interventions Guidelines Advice and Encouragement Nicotine Replacement Therapy Increasing the Accessability to NRT Products NRT and Pregnancy Combined Pharmacological and Psychological Treatments Research - Published Studies and Future Plans Conclusions Recommendations Part Six Miscellaneous Topics Introduction 6.1 The Effect of Smoking on Cognitive Performance and Mood Cognitive Performance Mood Conclusions Recommendation 6.2 Smoking and Cancers of the Mouth and Pharynx Conclusions Recommendations 6.3 The Effect of Smoking on Tooth Loss Conclusions Recommendations 6.4 Smoking and Congenital Defects Orofacial Clefts Congenital Limb Defects Craniosynostosis Conclusion Recommendations 6.5 Diseases with Lower Risks in Smokers Conclusion Recommendation Part Seven Technical Advisory Group Technical Advisory Group - Work Programme Laboratory of the Government Chemist Review of Emissions Tar Nicotine Carbon Monoxide Nitrogen and Carbon Derived Noxa Conclusions Recommendations Part Eight Voluntary Agreement for the Approval of New Additives to Tobacco Products. Recommendations Part Nine Future Perspectives Paternal Smoking and Childhood Cancers Changes in Histological Patterns in Lung Tumours of Smokers New Pharmacological Aid to Smoking Cessation Tobacco Product Information and Regulation Nicotine Receptor Research References   List of Annexes Annex A Background to the Independent Scientific Committee on Smoking and Health, the Scientific Committee on Tobacco and Health and the Technical Advisory Group Annex B Terms of Reference of Independent Scientific Committee on Smoking and Health (ISCSH) Annex C Recommendations of Fourth Report of ISCSH Annex D Terms of Reference of Scientific Committee on Tobacco and Health (SCOTH) Annex E Membership of SCOTH Annex F Terms of Reference of Technical Advisory Group to SCOTH Annex G Membership of Technical Advisory Group of SCOTH Annex H Statement on Environmental Tobacco Smoke and lung cancer: Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment Annex I Executive Summary: Systematic Quantitative Review of the effect of Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure on Respiratory Health in Children. Report to the Department of Health, 1997 Annex J Diseases with Lower Risks in Smokers. A paper prepared for SCOTH by Sir Richard Doll, 1994 Annex K Voluntary Agreement for the approval and use of new additives to tobacco products in the United Kingdom, 1997 Annex L Review of Emissions from Cigarettes: Report of the Technical Advisory Group

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