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The act of burning a substance and inhaling or tasting the smoke produced.

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Does fetal tobacco smoke exposure cause permanent harm?

The Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development says: However, the evidence from literature on both animals and humans is very convincing: smoking during pregnancy is a contributing factor to a host of short- and long-term effects on the…
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Are there over 4000 chemicals in tobacco smoke?

Some prominent medical sources even claim that there are over 7000 chemicals in tobacco smoke. The rumor seems to be passed around with no reference. Wikipedia makes a more believable claim that "[m]ore than 4,000 chemical compounds are created by…
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Does passive smoking kill 600,000 people every year?

While reading David Nutt's book on the harms caused by legal and illegal drugs and how to minimise them (Drugs without the hot air), I came across a claim which reminded me of some previous questions on passive smoking here (for example this…
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Is it possible to get high smoking banana peel?

I know this sounds ridicoulous but some people are claiming that you can get high smoking banana peel Is it true? And if it is how does it work?
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Do cigarettes emit three times as much particulates as an idling diesel engine?

We can see that cities like Melbourne are pushing far the smoking bans Often smoking is compared to car pollution, and is said to be insignificant But, according to this experiment A turbo diesel 2 litre engine was started and left idling for 30…
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Do plain packs for cigarettes reduce smoking?

I heard on the news that some countries in the European Union are planning a measure that will force Tobacco companies to use a generic package for their cigarettes (for a debate on the UK proposals see this BBC link; for a BBC news story on the…
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Is there no risk-free level of second hand smoke?

The Surgeon General released a report in 2006 regarding the dangers of secondhand smoke (SHS). One of the claims in the report is: There is NO risk-free level of secondhand smoke exposure, with even brief exposure adversely affecting the…
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Does smoking under three cigarettes a day prevent addiction?

I heard that if you smoke at most three cigarettes a day you don't get addicted to smoking. A similar idea was introduced in a How I Met Your Mother episode. Is this true?
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Is medical marijuana prescribed to be smoked?

In some jurisdictions, like California, Marijuana is permitted for 'medical use". Its most widespread administration is by smoking Are there doctors prescribing marijuana to be smoked? While I wouldn't contest its use with pills, drink, food etc,…
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Does smoking cannabis kill 30,000 people per year?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-179264/Cannabis-kills-30-000-year.html Cannabis is as dangerous as cigarette smoking... [...] [C]annabis could be a major contributor to UK deaths. Researchers calculate that if 120,000 deaths are caused…
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Does your body suffer one mutation for every 15 cigarettes you smoke?

England's department of health has launched a new, very graphic anti-smoking TV ad (see the BBC STORY). Aside from the graphic imagery it makes the specific claim that a smoker will suffer one mutation for every 15 cigarettes smoked. Is this claim…
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Do workplace smoking bans reduce the number of heart attacks?

There is a lively debate on the health impact of passive smoking (other questions on skeptics.se are here Does passive smoking kill 600,000 people every year? and here Is secondhand smoke dangerous?). But anti-smoking health campaigners made some…
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Is there a wage gap between smokers and non-smokers?

I recently saw a PSA from the organization "truth" that claimed there was a wage gap between smokers and non-smokers (the idea being that you should stop smoking if you want more money). http://youtu.be/_182kIOPRvo Of course it costs money to buy…
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Will visiting a sauna help you quit smoking?

Floating around the introwebs, thought it was pure nonsense. Can anyone back me up here? If you're trying to quit smoking, go to a sauna 3 days in a row. You'll sweat out the addictive toxins and it will be easier to quit. fb/david avocado…
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Does forcing a young child to smoke a cigarette discourage longer term use?

I have heard that giving your kid a cigarette when they are very little and forcing them to smoke the whole thing will make them have a bad memory of the event and make them less likely to smoke in the future. I was suspicious. Later, I remember…
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