Alton Ochsner and Michael DeBakey wrote that In our opinion, the increase in cigarette smoking, with the universal custom of inhaling, is probably a responsible factor, as the inhaled smoke, constantly repeated over a long period of time, undoubtedly is a source of chronic irritation to the bronchial mucosa. Even though 76 per cent of the 147 cases of lung cancer they analyzed in their 1947 article in JAMA were from individuals who had smoked, they did not believe that the history of smoking had special significance
Unfortunately, cigarette filters are plastic, and they contribute to the worldwide problem of plastic entering our oceans at a rate of 8 million tons per year, according to an article in the June 7, 2019, issue of National Geographic
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The cigar is one of the oldest methods of preparing tobacco for consumption, some of the first cigars being introduced to Europeans as rolls of tobacco smoked by the Tano people of 15th century Cuba
