History of Snus
Snus is a wet, flavored tobacco product that has been widely used in Scandinavia for more than two centuries. Researchers believe that its popularity may be why Swedish men have low rates of smoking and lung cancer mortality. [...]
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When Big Tobacco Lied to 43 Million People in a Single Day
Almost anyone you talk to, including smokers, has some sense that the tobacco industry isn’t completely honest with the public. Here's the best example of big tobacco lying to the public. [...]
Where Does the Term Cold Turkey Come From?
Have you ever wondered where the term cold turkey comes from? In addition to smoking, people associate the term with the sudden stoppage of addictive substances like heroin which causes cold, clammy skin and goosebumps among other symptoms. [...]
Chewing Gum – It’s Not Just for Sticking Under Chairs
Gum has its roots in 14th century French, Latin, Greek, and Egyptian languages, roughly meaning “resin from dried sap of plants”. The earliest use of the word in American English dates to about 1842. [...]