Tobacco Has been In use in many nations for hundreds of years. when the sanish seaman Christopher Columbus sailed across the Atlantic ocen in the year 1492 A.D he really was hoping to find a short rout to India, ''The land of golden glory and Unimaginable Riches''. Fortunately or unfortunately he landed in America. That is why the native of America are still called Red-indians! Columbus found that those native people were smoking tobacco wrapped in leaf. The locals thought that tobacco had some medicinal power! seamen returning to Europe from Americas used to bring this tobacco with them as an imported Luxury! They used to present this to kings and knights. French Ambassdor John Nicot brought this to France and presented it to the king of France in 16th century. Later on to honor (?) the memory of Nicot, tobacco's scientific name was kept as genus Nicotinia! Now Nicotine has become a bad word because of the bad effects of smoking have come to light.
Tobacco is habit forming. Most habitual users derive some relaxation and exeiting stimulation from using tobacco products These people develop addiction. Nicotion, the main alkaloid chemical in tobacco leads to addiction because of these pleasing effects . Initially this addiction appears affordable even by poor hard working people because of very low price. These poor manual workers easily fall for this cheap habit,which can help them continue to work and earn.
When tobacco is burnt during smoking, Liberates Carbon Monoxide, a poisonous gas. This gas interferes with oxygen in lung and blood becomes impure. This gas also combines with healthy hemoglobin in blood making it harmful for body. Body dose not enough oxygen which is so important for energy.
If a woman is asmoker , during pregnancy her unborn child is also subjected to poisonous effects of tobacco. the chemicals circulate in the blood of pregnant women and can easily enter the body of the unborn child in the uyterus. This innocent child after birth can develop many diseases due to bad habites of the mother! it is importent that women who wish to be pregnant should quit use of tobacco if they care for the welfare of their children. [5518709379_18ca9dbc(
) Even if you do not smoke, the smoke produced by smokers near you is also hurmful since you breathe the same air . this is called as passive smoking. such indirect smoke can also cause many health problems . Therefore, if any of your friends or relatives is using tobacco . be brave and tell them to stop tobacco . You will be doing great service to the people around you quitting tobacco would give good helth, save money and make you a better person .