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  2. Tobacco - Wikipedia

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    The earliest depiction of a European man smoking, from Tobacco by Anthony Chute, 1595 An Indian man smoking tobacco through a hookah, Rajasthan, India. Tobacco has long been used in the Americas, with some cultivation sites in Mexico dating back to 1400–1000 BC. [9] Many Native American tribes traditionally grow and use tobacco. [10]

  3. History of tobacco - Wikipedia

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    No tobacco could be imported except from Virginia, and a royal license that cost 15 pounds per year was required to sell it. To help the colonies, Charles II banned tobacco cultivation in England, but allowed it to be grown in herb gardens for medicinal purposes. [8] Tobacco was introduced elsewhere in continental Europe more easily.

  4. Tobacco smoking - Wikipedia

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    Aztec women are handed flowers and smoking tubes before eating at a banquet, Florentine Codex, 16th century. Smoking's history dates back to as early as 5000–3000 BC, when the agricultural product began to be cultivated in Mesoamerica and South America; consumption later evolved into burning the plant substance either by accident or with intent of exploring other means of consumption. [1]

  5. Health effects of tobacco - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 10 December 2024. Circumstances, mechanisms, and factors of tobacco consumption on human health "Health effects of smoking" and "Dangers of smoking" redirect here. For cannabis, see Effects of cannabis. For smoking crack cocaine, see Crack cocaine § Health issues. "Smoking and health" redirects here ...

  6. Smoking - Wikipedia

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    Smoking is a practice in which a substance is combusted and the resulting smoke is typically inhaled to be tasted and absorbed into the bloodstream of a person. Most commonly, the substance used is the dried leaves of the tobacco plant, which have been rolled with a small rectangle of paper into an elongated cylinder called a cigarette.

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    Here, we look at 10 things to know about vaccines. Vaccines Are Lifesaving. The World Health Organization reports that global vaccine efforts have saved an estimated 154 million people worldwide ...

  8. History of smoking - Wikipedia

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    The practice of tobacco smoking evolved as a part of the Japanese tea ceremony by employing many of the traditional objects used to burn incense for tobacco smoking. The kō-bon (the incense tray) became the tabako-bon , the incense burner evolved into a pot for tobacco embers and the incense pot became an ashtray.

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    $132.95 at amazon.com. Watch Series 10. The Apple Watch Series 10 dropped in late September 2024, and it's already a favorite (just ask WH's editor-in-chief, Liz Plosser). Compared to previous ...