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	'''Cigarette~~''''''~~smoking'''~~<span></span>~~is the practice of burning~~<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco~~ tobacco~~]<span></span>~~and ingesting the~~<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoke~~ smoke~~]<span></span>~~that is produced. The smoke ~~may be inhaled, as is done with<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cigarette cigarettes], or simply released from the mouth, as~~ is generally done with<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_pipes pipes]<span></span>and<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cigars cigars]. The practice is believed to have begun as early as 5000–3000 BC in<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesoamerica Mesoamerica]<span></span>and<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_America South America].<sup id="cite_ref-Gateley2004_1-0" class="reference">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-Gateley2004-1 [1]]</sup><span></span>Tobacco was introduced to<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasia Eurasia]<span></span>in the late 17th century by<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_colonisation_of_the_Americas European colonists], where it followed common trade routes. The practice encountered criticism from its first import into the<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_world Western world]<span></span>onwards but embedded itself in certain strata of a number of societies before becoming widespread upon the introduction of automated cigarette-rolling apparatus.<sup id="cite_ref-L&M_2-0" class="reference">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-L&M-2 [2]]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference">[https://en.wikipedia.~~org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-3 [3]]</sup>~~		'''Cigarette smoking''' is the practice of burning tobacco and ingesting the smoke that is produced. The smoke is generally inhaled deep into the lungs.

			The smoke may be inhaled, as is done with cigarettes, or simply released from the mouth, as is generally done with pipes and cigars. The practice is believed to have begun as early as 5000–3000 BC in Mesoamerica and South America.

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			From wikipedia article on [[wikipedia:Tobacco Smoking\| Tobacco smoking]]

	German scientists identified a link between smoking and<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lung_cancer lung cancer]<span></span>in the late 1920s, leading to the first<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-smoking_campaign anti-smoking campaign]<span></span>in modern history, albeit one truncated by the<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied-occupied_Germany collapse]<span></span>of<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Germany Nazi Germany]<span></span>at the end of<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II World War II].<sup id="cite_ref-NWC228_4-0" class="reference">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-NWC228-4 [4]]</sup><span></span>In 1950, British researchers demonstrated a clear relationship between smoking and cancer.<sup id="cite_ref-RichardHillyBMJ1954_5-0" class="reference">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-RichardHillyBMJ1954-5 [5]]</sup><span></span>Evidence continued to mount in the 1980s, which prompted political action against the practice. Rates of consumption since 1965 in the<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developed_world developed world]<span></span>have either peaked or declined.<sup id="cite_ref-RockEtAlCDC2006_6-0" class="reference">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-RockEtAlCDC2006-6 [6]]</sup><span></span>However, they continue to climb in the<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developing_world developing world].<sup id="cite_ref-WHO2002FactSheet_7-0" class="reference">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-WHO2002FactSheet-7 [7]]</sup>Smoking is the most common method of consuming tobacco, and tobacco is the most common substance smoked. The agricultural product is often mixed with additives<sup id="cite_ref-WHOJeffreyWigand_8-0" class="reference">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-WHOJeffreyWigand-8 [8]]</sup><span></span>and then<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combustion combusted]. The resulting smoke is then inhaled and the active substances absorbed through the<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulmonary_alveolus alveoli in the lungs]<span></span>or the<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_mucosa oral mucosa].<sup id="cite_ref-GilmanXun2004p318_9-0" class="reference">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-GilmanXun2004p318-9 [9]]</sup><span></span>Combustion was traditionally enhanced by addition of<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium potassium]<span></span>or<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrates nitrates].<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact">[''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed citation needed]'']</sup><span></span>Many substances in cigarette smoke<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicotinic_agonist trigger chemical reactions in nerve endings], which heighten heart rate, alertness<sup id="cite_ref-PMID2498936_10-0" class="reference">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-PMID2498936-10 [10]]</sup><span></span>and reaction time, among other things.<sup id="cite_ref-WesnessWarburton1997_11-0" class="reference">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-WesnessWarburton1997-11 [11]]</sup><span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dopamine Dopamine]<span></span>and<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endorphin endorphins]<span></span>are released, which are often associated with pleasure.<sup id="cite_ref-GilmanXun2004pp320-321_12-0" class="reference"></sup><span></span>		[[Category: FAQ Question]]






	~~<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"></sup>From wikipedia article on~~ [[~~wikipedia~~:~~Tobacco Smoking\| Tobacco smoking~~]]

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	'''Cigarette''''''smoking'''<span></span>is the practice of burning<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco tobacco]<span></span>and ingesting the<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoke smoke]<span></span>that is produced. The smoke may be inhaled, as is done with<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cigarette cigarettes], or simply released from the mouth, as is generally done with<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_pipes pipes]<span></span>and<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cigars cigars]. The practice is believed to have begun as early as 5000–3000 BC in<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesoamerica Mesoamerica]<span></span>and<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_America South America].<sup id="cite_ref-Gateley2004_1-0" class="reference">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-Gateley2004-1 [1]]</sup><span></span>Tobacco was introduced to<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasia Eurasia]<span></span>in the late 17th century by<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_colonisation_of_the_Americas European colonists], where it followed common trade routes. The practice encountered criticism from its first import into the<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_world Western world]<span></span>onwards but embedded itself in certain strata of a number of societies before becoming widespread upon the introduction of automated cigarette-rolling apparatus.<sup id="cite_ref-L&M_2-0" class="reference">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-L&M-2 [2]]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-3 [3]]</sup>German scientists identified a link between smoking and<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lung_cancer lung cancer]<span></span>in the late 1920s, leading to the first<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-smoking_campaign anti-smoking campaign]<span></span>in modern history, albeit one truncated by the<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied-occupied_Germany collapse]<span></span>of<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Germany Nazi Germany]<span></span>at the end of<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II World War II].<sup id="cite_ref-NWC228_4-0" class="reference">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-NWC228-4 [4]]</sup><span></span>In 1950, British researchers demonstrated a clear relationship between smoking and cancer.<sup id="cite_ref-RichardHillyBMJ1954_5-0" class="reference">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-RichardHillyBMJ1954-5 [5]]</sup><span></span>Evidence continued to mount in the 1980s, which prompted political action against the practice. Rates of consumption since 1965 in the<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developed_world developed world]<span></span>have either peaked or declined.<sup id="cite_ref-RockEtAlCDC2006_6-0" class="reference">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-RockEtAlCDC2006-6 [6]]</sup><span></span>However, they continue to climb in the<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developing_world developing world].<sup id="cite_ref-WHO2002FactSheet_7-0" class="reference">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-WHO2002FactSheet-7 [7]]</sup>Smoking is the most common method of consuming tobacco, and tobacco is the most common substance smoked. The agricultural product is often mixed with additives<sup id="cite_ref-WHOJeffreyWigand_8-0" class="reference">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-WHOJeffreyWigand-8 [8]]</sup><span></span>and then<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combustion combusted]. The resulting smoke is then inhaled and the active substances absorbed through the<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulmonary_alveolus alveoli in the lungs]<span></span>or the<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_mucosa oral mucosa].<sup id="cite_ref-GilmanXun2004p318_9-0" class="reference">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-GilmanXun2004p318-9 [9]]</sup><span></span>Combustion was traditionally enhanced by addition of<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium potassium]<span></span>or<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrates nitrates].<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact">[''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed citation needed]'']</sup><span></span>Many substances in cigarette smoke<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicotinic_agonist trigger chemical reactions in nerve endings], which heighten heart rate, alertness<sup id="cite_ref-PMID2498936_10-0" class="reference">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-PMID2498936-10 [10]]</sup><span></span>and reaction time, among other things.<sup id="cite_ref-WesnessWarburton1997_11-0" class="reference">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-WesnessWarburton1997-11 [11]]</sup><span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dopamine Dopamine]<span></span>and<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endorphin endorphins]<span></span>are released, which are often associated with pleasure.<sup id="cite_ref-GilmanXun2004pp320-321_12-0" class="reference">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-GilmanXun2004pp320-321-12 [12]]</sup><span></span>As of 2008 to 2010, tobacco is used by about 49% of men and 11% of women aged 15 or older in fourteen low-income and middle-income countries (Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Mexico, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay and Vietnam), with about 80% of this usage in the form of smoking.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-13 [13]]</sup><span></span>The gender gap tends to be less pronounced in lower age groups.<sup id="cite_ref-WomenTobaccoChallenges5-6_14-0" class="reference">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-WomenTobaccoChallenges5-6-14 [14]]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-2001SurgeonGeneralWomen47_15-0" class="reference">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-2001SurgeonGeneralWomen47-15 [15]]</sup>		'''Cigarette''''''smoking'''<span></span>is the practice of burning<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco tobacco]<span></span>and ingesting the<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoke smoke]<span></span>that is produced. The smoke may be inhaled, as is done with<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cigarette cigarettes], or simply released from the mouth, as is generally done with<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_pipes pipes]<span></span>and<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cigars cigars]. The practice is believed to have begun as early as 5000–3000 BC in<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesoamerica Mesoamerica]<span></span>and<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_America South America].<sup id="cite_ref-Gateley2004_1-0" class="reference">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-Gateley2004-1 [1]]</sup><span></span>Tobacco was introduced to<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasia Eurasia]<span></span>in the late 17th century by<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_colonisation_of_the_Americas European colonists], where it followed common trade routes. The practice encountered criticism from its first import into the<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_world Western world]<span></span>onwards but embedded itself in certain strata of a number of societies before becoming widespread upon the introduction of automated cigarette-rolling apparatus.<sup id="cite_ref-L&M_2-0" class="reference">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-L&M-2 [2]]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-3 [3]]</sup>

	From wikipedia article on Tobacco smoking


			German scientists identified a link between smoking and<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lung_cancer lung cancer]<span></span>in the late 1920s, leading to the first<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-smoking_campaign anti-smoking campaign]<span></span>in modern history, albeit one truncated by the<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied-occupied_Germany collapse]<span></span>of<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Germany Nazi Germany]<span></span>at the end of<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II World War II].<sup id="cite_ref-NWC228_4-0" class="reference">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-NWC228-4 [4]]</sup><span></span>In 1950, British researchers demonstrated a clear relationship between smoking and cancer.<sup id="cite_ref-RichardHillyBMJ1954_5-0" class="reference">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-RichardHillyBMJ1954-5 [5]]</sup><span></span>Evidence continued to mount in the 1980s, which prompted political action against the practice. Rates of consumption since 1965 in the<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developed_world developed world]<span></span>have either peaked or declined.<sup id="cite_ref-RockEtAlCDC2006_6-0" class="reference">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-RockEtAlCDC2006-6 [6]]</sup><span></span>However, they continue to climb in the<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developing_world developing world].<sup id="cite_ref-WHO2002FactSheet_7-0" class="reference">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-WHO2002FactSheet-7 [7]]</sup>Smoking is the most common method of consuming tobacco, and tobacco is the most common substance smoked. The agricultural product is often mixed with additives<sup id="cite_ref-WHOJeffreyWigand_8-0" class="reference">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-WHOJeffreyWigand-8 [8]]</sup><span></span>and then<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combustion combusted]. The resulting smoke is then inhaled and the active substances absorbed through the<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulmonary_alveolus alveoli in the lungs]<span></span>or the<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_mucosa oral mucosa].<sup id="cite_ref-GilmanXun2004p318_9-0" class="reference">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-GilmanXun2004p318-9 [9]]</sup><span></span>Combustion was traditionally enhanced by addition of<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium potassium]<span></span>or<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrates nitrates].<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact">[''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed citation needed]'']</sup><span></span>Many substances in cigarette smoke<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicotinic_agonist trigger chemical reactions in nerve endings], which heighten heart rate, alertness<sup id="cite_ref-PMID2498936_10-0" class="reference">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-PMID2498936-10 [10]]</sup><span></span>and reaction time, among other things.<sup id="cite_ref-WesnessWarburton1997_11-0" class="reference">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-WesnessWarburton1997-11 [11]]</sup><span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dopamine Dopamine]<span></span>and<span></span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endorphin endorphins]<span></span>are released, which are often associated with pleasure.<sup id="cite_ref-GilmanXun2004pp320-321_12-0" class="reference"></sup><span></span>






			<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"></sup>From wikipedia article on [[wikipedia:Tobacco Smoking\| Tobacco smoking]]

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'''Cigarette''''''smoking'''is the practice of burning[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco tobacco]and ingesting the[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoke smoke]that is produced. The smoke may be inhaled, as is done with[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cigarette cigarettes], or simply released from the mouth, as is generally done with[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_pipes pipes]and[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cigars cigars]. The practice is believed to have begun as early as 5000–3000 BC in[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesoamerica Mesoamerica]and[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_America South America].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-Gateley2004-1 [1]]Tobacco was introduced to[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasia Eurasia]in the late 17th century by[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_colonisation_of_the_Americas European colonists], where it followed common trade routes. The practice encountered criticism from its first import into the[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_world Western world]onwards but embedded itself in certain strata of a number of societies before becoming widespread upon the introduction of automated cigarette-rolling apparatus.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-L&M-2 [2]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-3 [3]]German scientists identified a link between smoking and[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lung_cancer lung cancer]in the late 1920s, leading to the first[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-smoking_campaign anti-smoking campaign]in modern history, albeit one truncated by the[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied-occupied_Germany collapse]of[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Germany Nazi Germany]at the end of[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II World War II].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-NWC228-4 [4]]In 1950, British researchers demonstrated a clear relationship between smoking and cancer.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-RichardHillyBMJ1954-5 [5]]Evidence continued to mount in the 1980s, which prompted political action against the practice. Rates of consumption since 1965 in the[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developed_world developed world]have either peaked or declined.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-RockEtAlCDC2006-6 [6]]However, they continue to climb in the[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developing_world developing world].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-WHO2002FactSheet-7 [7]]Smoking is the most common method of consuming tobacco, and tobacco is the most common substance smoked. The agricultural product is often mixed with additives[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-WHOJeffreyWigand-8 [8]]and then[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combustion combusted]. The resulting smoke is then inhaled and the active substances absorbed through the[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulmonary_alveolus alveoli in the lungs]or the[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_mucosa oral mucosa].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-GilmanXun2004p318-9 [9]]Combustion was traditionally enhanced by addition of[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium potassium]or[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrates nitrates].[''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed citation needed]'']Many substances in cigarette smoke[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicotinic_agonist trigger chemical reactions in nerve endings], which heighten heart rate, alertness[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-PMID2498936-10 [10]]and reaction time, among other things.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-WesnessWarburton1997-11 [11]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dopamine Dopamine]and[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endorphin endorphins]are released, which are often associated with pleasure.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-GilmanXun2004pp320-321-12 [12]]As of 2008 to 2010, tobacco is used by about 49% of men and 11% of women aged 15 or older in fourteen low-income and middle-income countries (Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Mexico, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay and Vietnam), with about 80% of this usage in the form of smoking.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-13 [13]]The gender gap tends to be less pronounced in lower age groups.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-WomenTobaccoChallenges5-6-14 [14]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#cite_note-2001SurgeonGeneralWomen47-15 [15]]

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