Tobacco plants were discovered far long ago around 8,000 years ago and have been planted wildly ever since. Nearly 2,000 years ago, tobacco began to be chewed and smoked at numerous culturious occasions such as a commemoration. In the 1700s, tobacco companies were developed and by then, smoking had became more widespread. In 1602, an English author published an essay about how tobacco can cause illness and that “illness was often seen in chimney sweepers that were caused by soot and that tobacco may have similar effects.”
Tobacco is made up out of thousands of chemicals, most of them being known to cause cancer. A very big and well known chemical in tobacco smoke is Nicotine, which is the addictive drug that smokers desire, being the harshest chemical of them all. Other chemicals that are found in tobacco smoke are hydro cyanide, formaldehyde, lead, radioactive elements, carbon monoxide, etc. Numerous chemicals that are found in tobacco smoke can cause cancer, heart disease, lung disease or other life threatening illness’. Most of these substances are from the tobacco leaves themselves. …show more content…
Users and sellers claim that e-cigarettes are healthier and more safer than regular cigarettes, which isn’t true. E-Cigarettes contain aerosols which can contain addictive nicotine, flavorings, and a variety of other chemicals, most known to be very toxic or cause cancer. 20 percent of deaths in the United States are caused by smoking and around “16 million number of Americans are living with smoking-related diseases.” So far, there are 1.1 million tobacco users around the world and 600 thousand people worldwide are dying due to secondhand smoke each