Cigs, chaw and tabacky through history

Factual Questions
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Something was brought to my attention the other day as I smoked a cigarette. My nephew told me how “gross” smoking was and told me I should just go roll up some leaves and smoke them.

Anyway,…does anyone know the history behind the evolution of tobacco use? Was it smoked first? Snorted? Chewed? Is it as widely used in other countries as USA?

Also, why tobacco? Is it because of the nicotine? If so, is nicotine only found in tobacco?

Just curious.

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First smoked/chewed/etc-- Pre-Colombian North America. By Native American Tribes.

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A useful general link

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It should be noted that the sites linked above are propaganda sites run by cultists.

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Dogface, I’ll have the pastrami on rye.