Smoking consists in burning tobacco and breathing in the smoke via the mouth. Smoking is a habit that developed and was democratized at the beginning of the 20th century. Prior to that tobacco was snorted or chewed. Today the term tobacco smoking is associated with cigarettes, cigars or pipes.
Smoking creates a dependency on tobacco which can lead to numerous diseases such as cancers, cardiovascular problems and chronic bronchitis. Smoking is therefore harmful to the actual tobacco consumer but also to his or her entourage because of smoke inhalation.
The European HELP programme for fighting against tobacco can bring you a lot of information and support for giving up smoking.
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