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    Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the leaves of plants in the Nicotiana genus. It is most commonly used as a recreational drug and is a valuable cash crop. There are more than 70 species of tobacco. Cigarette smoking through inhalation is the most common method of tobacco consumption globally. Cigarettes contain tobacco, paper, and over 7,000 chemicals including nicotine, tar, carbon monoxide and other toxins. Tobacco kills and effective interventions include health warnings, advertising bans, smoking bans, and cessation support.

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    Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the leaves of plants in the Nicotiana genus. It is most commonly used as a recreational drug and is a valuable cash crop. There are more than 70 species of tobacco. Cigarette smoking through inhalation is the most common method of tobacco consumption globally. Cigarettes contain tobacco, paper, and over 7,000 chemicals including nicotine, tar, carbon monoxide and other toxins. Tobacco kills and effective interventions include health warnings, advertising bans, smoking bans, and cessation support.

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    Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the leaves of plants in the Nicotiana genus. It is most commonly used as a recreational drug and is a valuable cash crop. There are more than 70 species of tobacco. Cigarette smoking through inhalation is the most common method of tobacco consumption globally. Cigarettes contain tobacco, paper, and over 7,000 chemicals including nicotine, tar, carbon monoxide and other toxins. Tobacco kills and effective interventions include health warnings, advertising bans, smoking bans, and cessation support.

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    Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the leaves of plants in the Nicotiana genus. It is most commonly used as a recreational drug and is a valuable cash crop. There are more than 70 species of tobacco. Cigarette smoking through inhalation is the most common method of tobacco consumption globally. Cigarettes contain tobacco, paper, and over 7,000 chemicals including nicotine, tar, carbon monoxide and other toxins. Tobacco kills and effective interventions include health warnings, advertising bans, smoking bans, and cessation support.

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    Substance Abuse

    Tobacco
    • Tobacco is
    Tobacco an agricultural product processed
    from the leaves of plants in the
    genus Nicotina It can be consumed, used as
    an organic pesticide and,in the form of
    nicotine tartrate,used in some medicines.It is
    most commonly used as a recreational drug
    and is a valuable cash crop for countries such
    as Cuba,China and the Unites States.

    • There are more than 70 species of tobacco in


    the plant genus Nicotiana.
    Pharmacology

    (Xiu X, 2009)
    Types of Tobacco
    Modes of Consumption
    Cigarette Smoking:
    Consumed through smoking/Inhaling. Manufactured out of finely cut cured tobacco
    and addictives. Most common method of tobacco consumption globally .
    • Chewing Tobacco (Gutka, Paan etc):
    Consumed by placing a portion of the tobacco between the cheek and
    the gum or teeth and chewing (India one of the highest )
    • Hookah:
    Single or multi-stemmed, often glass based, operates by water
    filtration and indirect heat
    • Cigars
    Tightly rolled and fermented tobacco, not inhaled due to high alkalinity
    (USA one of the top consumers)
    • Bidi
    Thin, often flavoured, wrapped in a tendu leaf. Is low cost and popular in
    South East Asian countries like India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, SriLanka
    What’s in a cigarette?

    (Cornell University, 2008)


    TOBACCO KILLS
    SOLUTION
    • Effective Interventions
     Information
     Health warnings on tobacco products
     Comprehensive bans on ALL advertising and
    promotion
     Smoking bans in public places (including work
    places)
     Cessation support

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