| − | '''Tobacco''' is a [[drug]] that is consumed by smoking or chewing. Its recreational qualities were discovered by [[Native American]]s and passed on to Europeans after the establishment of [[Jamestown]] in 1607. Tobacco causes lung cancer. It also causes mouth and throat cancer and emphysema. It has more than forty carcinogens. Studies have shown that tobacco is more addictive than cocaine and even heroin. | + | '''Tobacco''' is a plant that contains the [[drug]] Nicotine. Tobacco is consumed by smoking or chewing. Its recreational qualities were discovered by [[Native American]]s and passed on to Europeans after the establishment of [[Jamestown]] in 1607. Tobacco is smoked for a euphoric high that relaxes the individual and provides a calming, social atmosphere. However, studies have shown that tobacco causes many types of respiratory diseases such as lung cancer and emphysema. Nicotine is also an addictive substance that is the topic of a large amount of debates |