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-as of [14 SEPTEMBER 2024]–
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-‘smoking’ is a practice in which a ‘substance’ is ‘burned’ + the resulting ‘smoke’ breathed in to be ‘tasted’ + ‘absorbed’ into the ‘bloodstream’–
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(most commonly, the substance used is the dried leaves of the tobacco plant, which have been rolled into a small square of rice paper to create a ‘small round cylinder’ called a ‘cigarette’)
(‘smoking’ is primarily practiced as a route of administration for recreational drug use because the combustion of the dried plant leaves vaporizes and delivers active substances into the lungs where they are rapidly absorbed into the bloodstream and reach ‘bodily tissue’)
(in the case of ‘cigarette smoking’, these substances are contained in a mixture of aerosol particles and gasses and include the pharmacologically active alkaloid ‘nicotine’)
the vaporization creates heated aerosol and gas into a form that allows inhalation and deep penetration into the lungs where absorption into the bloodstream of the active substances occurs.
In some cultures, smoking is also carried out as a part of various rituals, where participants use it to help induce trance-like states that, they believe, can lead them to spiritual enlightenment.
Smoking generally has negative health effects, because smoke inhalation inherently poses challenges to various physiologic processes such as respiration.
Diseases related to tobacco smoking have been shown to kill approximately half of long-term smokers when compared to average mortality rates faced by non-smokers.
Smoking caused over five million deaths a year from 1990 to 2015.
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Smoking is one of the most common forms of recreational drug use.
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Tobacco smoking is the most popular form, being practiced by over one billion people globally,
(of whom the majority are in the ‘developing countries’)
*’hmmm’ says ‘arv’*
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Less common drugs for smoking include cannabis and opium.
Some of the substances are classified as hard narcotics, like heroin, but the use of these is very limited as they are usually not commercially available.
Cigarettes are primarily industrially manufactured but also can be hand-rolled from loose tobacco and rolling paper.
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(other ‘smoking implements’ include…)
‘pipes’
‘cigars’
‘bidis’
‘hookahs’
‘bongs’
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A beedi (also spelled bidi[1] or biri[2]) is a thin cigarette or mini-cigar filled with tobacco flake and commonly wrapped in a Tendu (Diospyros melanoxylon)[3] or Piliostigma racemosum[4] leaf tied with a string or adhesive at one end. It originates from the Indian subcontinent.[5][6] The name is derived from the Marwari word beeda—a mixture of betel nuts, herbs, and spices wrapped in a leaf.[7] It is a traditional method of tobacco use throughout South Asia and parts of the Middle East,[6] where Beedies are popular[2] and inexpensive.[8] In India, beedi consumption outpaces conventional cigarettes accounting for 48% of all Indian tobacco consumption in 2008.
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(‘smoking’ can be dated to as early as ‘5000 BCE’, and has been recorded in many different cultures across the world)
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Early smoking evolved in association with religious ceremonies; as offerings to deities, in cleansing rituals or to allow shamans and priests to alter their minds for purposes of divination or spiritual enlightenment. After the European exploration and conquest of the Americas, the practice of smoking tobacco quickly spread to the rest of the world. In regions like India and Sub-Saharan Africa, it merged with existing practices of smoking (mostly of cannabis). In Europe, it introduced a new type of social activity and a form of drug intake which previously had been unknown.
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(‘perception’ surrounding ‘smoking’ has varied over ‘time’ + from 1 ‘place’ to another…)
(such as…)
‘holy’
‘sinful’
*’sophisticated’*
vulgar,
a panacea /
and deadly health hazard.
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In the 20th century, smoking came to be viewed in a decidedly negative light, especially in ‘western countries’)
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(this is due to smoking tobacco being among the leading causes of many diseases such as…)
‘lung cancer’
‘heart attack’
‘COPD’
‘erectile dysfunction’
‘birth defects’
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(the ‘health hazards’ (normally?) associated with ‘smoking’ have caused many countries to…)
*institute high taxes on ‘tobacco products’*
*run ads to discourage use*
*limit ads that promote use*
*provide help with quitting for those who do smoke*
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*👨🔬🕵️♀️🙇♀️*SKETCHES*🙇♂️👩🔬🕵️♂️*
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