@article{Marinozzi_Iorio_Licata_Gulino_2018, title={The “Canone Inverso”: when tobacco was not so bad. A Look Back at the Primordial Debate on the tobacco effects in the Occupational Medicine}, volume={89}, url={https://mattioli1885journals.com/index.php/actabiomedica/article/view/6526}, DOI={10.23750/abm.v89i2.6526}, abstractNote={Aim: The article provides an overview on the beginning and evolutions of medical observations on tobacco induced diseases between Eighteenth and Nineteenth century. Methods: By searching for historical medical literature, first studies on tobacco-induced diseases focused on production risks rather than on adverse effects that the use of tobacco has for the human health. Results: The approach induced first eighteenth-century authors to define this substance as a non-pathogenic and, consequently, not to consider tobacco factories dangerous for health workers. In those years, tobacco was employed in therapy as a stimulant treatment and it was considered harmless and even healthy and preventive of several acute diseases. Conclusions: Authors will show that studies on pathogenic effects of smoking will only start around late nineteenth century, when the idea of the healthiness of tobacco industry was already supported. &nbsp;}, number={2}, journal={Acta Biomedica Atenei Parmensis}, author={Marinozzi, Silvia and Iorio, Silvia and Licata, Marta and Gulino, Matteo}, year={2018}, month={Jun.}, pages={173–179} }