A smoking ceremony is an ancient custom among Indigenous Australians that involves burning various native plants to produce smoke, which is believed to have cleansing properties and the ability to ward off bad spirits. Although the ‘smoking ceremony’ is now thought of as purely symbolic Read More …
There are approximately 120 million smokers in India. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), India is home to 12% of the world’s smokers. According to a 2002 WHO estimate, 30% of adult males in India smoke.
Smoking is one of the few activities in life that can be considered a universal human experience, with the number of people worldwide indulging in it on a daily basis. Smoking historically was an event that was meant for creating Read More …
15 billion cigarettes are smoked worldwide every day. Montenegro is a country with the largest number of active smokers, with cigarette consumption per capita of 2,157. As of February, 2018, the average active smoking young-adult in the age bracket of Read More …
From the time the Europeans were introduced to tobacco, they understood that its smoke had served as a critical tool for the shamans and curanderos (folk healers) of South America. It had not only played a role in curing ailments Read More …
Most countries have laws that restrict those below a minimum age from legally purchasing tobacco products. In the US and parts of Europe, it’s completely legal for them to smoke cigarettes but they can’t purchase them. In the US alone Read More …
Even though the Hindenburg was inflated with 7 million cubic feet of highly flammable hydrogen gas, it had a smoking room.
According to the WHO, there are approximately 120 million smokers in India. It is home to 12% of the world’s smokers.
In Japan, minimum legal age to buy cigarettes is 20 years.
In Indonesia, a boy smoked 40 cigarettes a day. And he was 2 years old. Yes, just two years. And he was in headlines for the same.