tobacco

Needless to say, smoking can kill you. We all have learned that lung cancer, 90 percent of which led by smoking tobacco, is the largest cause of cancer deaths in the United States (est. 150,000 per year). Not only that, it can cause developing cancers of the mouth, larynx, pharynx, esophagus, bladder, kidney, cervix, breast and pancreas. It is also believed to cause about 15 percent of leukemia. Despite these facts, however, people still smoke because of its addictiveness. In addition, many of teenagers, 27 percent of seniors in high school in America, are still smoking. Have you wondered why? What might be a good solution for this problem?
The history of tobacco is well known to almost everyone. A century before Columbus sailed to America; Native Americans discovered the dried leaves of the tobacco plant can produce mild, flavorful smoke. Two members of Columbus¡¯ crew, Rodrigo de Jerez and Luis de Torres, saw this tobacco and introduced this Pandora¡¯s Box to Europe. Soon it bec...