History
Who introduced tobacco leaves to Columbus?
Where did electronic cigarettes get imported from?
China
What was the widespread tobacco product of the 18th century?
Snuff
When was advertising of cigarettes banned on radio and TV?
1971
When do the risks of smoking increase?
Start smoking young, smoking many cigarettes, smoke for a long time
What are the two main species of tobacco?
Nicotiana Tobacum
Nicotiana Rustica
New York City and to "protect women from themselves"
What was widespread in the US during the early 19th century?
Chewing tobacco
What year did Congress require warning labels on cigarette packages?
1965
What is one health risk from smokeless tobacco?
May include: Cancer of mouth, pharynx and esophagus
Risk of leukoplakia
Nicotine dependence
How many species are there today?
Over 60 species
Who was nicotine named after?
French physicist Jean Nicot
When did cigarettes become more popular than chewing tobacco?
1920's
When did reports start linking smoking and cancer?
1930s and 1940s
avoidable
What, was a now controversial, early use for tobacco?
Medical purpose
After the Surgeon General's report linking smoking to lung cancer in men, how long did tobacco sales decline?
40 years
What are cigars?
Combination of chewing and smoking
What did King James of England publish about tobacco in his anti-tobacco pamphlet in 1604?
Harmful to brain, dangerous to lungs
EPA classified secondhand smoke as a?
Known carcinogen
1890's
What were the main legal reasons for victories of people who sued tobacco companies?
Tobacco companies hiding information on the adverse effects of smoking
What wide spread cigarettes in the 19th century>
The invention of an inexpensive machine produced cigarette.
1990
What are the symptoms of acute poisoning from nicotine?
Tremors, convulsions, paralysis of muscles in respiration and death