The History of Tabacco

Side effects on Tobacco

6000 BCE

When people smoke they create lung cancer inside their bodies. Lung cancer is the #1 cancer killer in the U.S. Nearly all lung cancer is caused by smoking. More than 160,000 people die each year from cancers caused by cigarette smoking. Secondhand smoke causes more than 7,000 lung cancer deaths each year. Tobacco also increase in blood pressure, increase heart rate, increase in flow of blood from heart, arteries become narrow and carbon monoxide reduces the oxygen content in the flow of blood.

What is Tobacco

6000 BCE

Tobacco is a leaf, it grows in Central Kentucky and Virginia

Why was it made and what does it look like

6000 BCE

Tobacco was made for medicinal purposes. Indigenous American used it for medical reason in religious ceremonies. Tobacco look like dirt and crushed up leaves.

Famous people who died of smoking Tobacco

6000 BCE

Steve McQueen( died 11/7/1980), Betty Grable(7/2/1973), Louise Armstrong(7/6/1971), and George Harrison(11/29/2001) are some of the few celebrities that died of lung cancer. A lot of famous people died from lung cancer because of smoking or smoking was making their problems worse. Smoking is directly responsible for more than 80% of lung cancer deaths.

Who discovered Tobacco and Where was it discovered

1 BCE

In Europe Native Americans first started cultivating the tobacco plant.

Is Tobacco Legal or Illegal

1920

Tobacco is legal with an age limit. The end of 1920 it became illegal to minors. It is strictly prohibited to sell tobacco products to a person under 18.