tobacco cultivation history Tobacco in the American colonies

(AP Photo/File) (AP)Golfer John Daly of the US smokes a cigarette 05 April, 2000 on the 10th tee before the final practice round for the 2000 Masters Golf Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, GA

After consumers associate positive attributes with its products, it then traps consumers by having them develop an addiction and dependence on nicotine, a highly addictive chemical compound in tobacco plants, thus providing stable cash flow to the industry

And four years later, your risk reverts to the same as a non-smokers

Pomerleau CS, Carton SM, Lutzke ML, Flessland KA, Pomerleau OF (1994) Reliability of the fagerstrom tolerance questionnaire and the fagerstrom test for nicotine dependence