BPS 1101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Jean Nicot, Chewing Tobacco, Cardiovascular Disease
22 Apr 2015
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Tobacco is the most dangerous substance in the world: kills more people than: ddt, pcb"s, homicide, suicide, etc, combined. Causes of death - n. a (2001: 1st - heart disease: cause: tobacco, 2nd - cancer: cause - tobacco, 3rd - stroke: cause: tobacco influence. Tobacco kills 420, 000 per year (n. a) Natives drank smoke from tobbagos: rolled up tobacco leaves that they would drink smoke from. Origin of the word tobacco is not known: could be from tobaggo, could be from shipments to spain from tobago. Term nicotine comes from jean nicot: introduced tobacco to france. Tobacco smoking in clubs hydrochloric acid comes out. Water pipes popular in eastern countries: removes acid but still bad. Snuff became popular with aristocracy: finely ground tobacco that you would inhale. First depiction of cigarette smoking: in a painting. Cigarettes originally rolled by hand: only rich people could afford to smoke. Bonsack machine reduced production cost: automated cigarette roller, reduce the cost of cigarettes.
