Log In to react to this comment.ReplyCancel Adam O'Neill on September 14, 2017 @John S Please do, John
According to one of the lead researchers, Korey Brownstein, Smoking often played a religious or ceremonial role for Native American tribes and our research shows these specific plants were important to these communities in the past. Smoking was seen as having medicinal and even spiritual properties by various cultures, before and after the arrival of Europeans
"Narguil" is also used in French, along with "chicha"
That means proper age restrictions, correct packaging, and no tax dodging
Former smokers who had smoked heavily also showed a significant increase in risk, emphasizing that quitting smoking reduces but does not entirely eliminate risk, especially for those with substantial prior tobacco exposure