Like in the begining how did it get started. I dont wanna hear about the soical stuff and because its cool i wanna know like who invented and what for
2006-11-30 11:50:11 · 8 answers · asked by ALICIA 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Native Americans used tobacco for ceremonies, and chewed and smoked it before Europeans discovered the Americas. John Rolfe is the European credited with being the first to succesfully raise and harvest tobacco in 1609 in Virginia. Smoking, snorting and chewing tobacco gives people a "high" and increases blood pressure and heart rate. Some people claim it causes them to be more alert. Check out the link for the info.
2006-11-30 11:55:22 · answer #1 · answered by Mr 51 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
People have been smoking for a LONG time. According to Wikipedia, "the practice was common among Native Americans of The Plains Indian religion, and was later introduced to the rest of the world by sailors following European exploration of the Americas."
"[Smoking] is depicted in early Mayan art dating back to around 1,500 years ago. The Maya were also known to use tobacco as an all-purpose medicinal antidote, and the crop was widely believed to possess magical powers as its usage has been documented in ancient ceremonial sacrifices and divinations as well as in talismans."
2006-11-30 19:56:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mr.51 is correct but he omitted one important point - smoking was something the RICH did in early England and so, naturally, the common folk smoked to be "one of the hoi polloi". Same as dumb teenagers do nowadays - celebrities with teeny brains smoke so teen wannabe's start smoking to like their icons. Then they get addicted. Sometimes I think the natives got the pilgrims smoking as a joke - in order to kill them off
2006-11-30 20:02:25 · answer #3 · answered by Wifeforlife 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got started at the age of 13 on a dare from a next door neighbor. Now, 30 years later, I have quit, and restarted many many times.
2006-11-30 19:53:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they're not supposed to. it's our natural instinct to do bad things. and some people are suicidal, but scared to take the plunge, so by smoking they can kill themselves slowly over time.
2006-11-30 19:53:14 · answer #5 · answered by pinhed_1976 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The indians introduced it to the pilgrims I believe.Not sure on that one.
2006-11-30 20:03:37 · answer #6 · answered by Sara Lee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I smoke because I want to,
2006-11-30 19:52:18 · answer #7 · answered by This is just my opinion! 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
they think it is cool when they are 15ish and then get adicted
2006-11-30 20:25:10 · answer #8 · answered by JOHN W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋