At one point in our history with tobacco ads for cigarettes were everywhere that you turned. Commercials billboards, magazine ads and sponsorship for cigarettes was abundant in society.  For may of us it was a prevalent...

The tobacco plant has been grown and cultivated for use since the beginning of civilization. Early indians that inhabited the Americas used tobacco for both medicinal and ceremonial purposes. Eventually, the use of tobacco...

The list of ingredients in cigarettes is astronomically long. Scientists have identified over 4,000 chemicals in the modern cigarette, many of which are toxic to the human body. Around 43 different carcinogens have been identified in...

When European settlers arrived and introduced the practice tobacco to Europe, the Native Americans had already used it for a long time. The history of tobacco extends almost as far back as agriculture, because at extremely...

Tobacco use is very prevalent in the United States. People smoke in cigarettes, pipes, cigars and hookahs. Some people also chew tobacco. Tobacco companies make millions on the sale of their products each year even...

Nicotine is a powerful alkaloid found in the nightshade (the same family as *deadly* nightshade) family of plants. A powerful neurotoxin, nicotine is used in many commercial pesticides because of the devastating effect it...

People have been using tobacco almost since the beginning of civilization. The evolution of tobacco use has evolved with us overtime and it has become a prevalent part of many cultures.  Tobacco is a high profit...

How did smoking begin? The intriguing history of tobacco takes us back to the days of Pocahontas and merchant ships sailing the seas. The irony is that tobacco was once used by European doctors to treat...