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tobacco in history  

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  • WHEN IMPORTED FROM the Americas to the Old World in the 15th century, tobacco became an established commodity throughout Europe long before the arrival of other exotic imports such as coffee, tea, sugar, or chocolate. Tobacco contains an addictive stimulant, nicotine, on the consumption of which users become physically and psychologically dependent. [Source: Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society; Tobacco in History]

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