Tobacco
BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION
Family :
Solanaceae
Genus :
Nicotiana
Species :
rustica; tabacum L.; ...
COMMON NAMES
Cigarettes; Mapacho
EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION
Stimulant
DESCRIPTION
Tobacco is an annual or bi-annual growing 1-3 meters tall with large sticky leaves that contain nicotine. Native to the Americas, tobacco has a long history of use as a shamanic inebriant and stimulant. It is extremely popular and well-known for its addictive potential.
GENERAL INFORMATION #
RELATED VAULTS #
HISTORY #
HEALTH #
ASK EROWID ANSWERS #
ARTICLES & WRITINGS #
A Curious Cure - Erowid Extracts, Nov 2008
Varieties of Nicotine Experience: Uncommon Uses of Tobacco and Nicotine - Erowid Extracts, Nov 2007
Tobacco: Twelve Years with the Golden Leaf, by R.M. Preclude
RESEARCH & JOURNAL ARTICLES #
MEDIA COVERAGE #
Study questions effectiveness of New Warnings - Philadelphia Inq, Mar 21 1997
A Cool and Deadly Image - New Scientist, Dec 14 1996
Canada Declares War on Tobacco - New Scientist, Dec 14 1996
Nicotine Inhaler Wins FDA Panel Backing - NY Times, Dec 13 1996
CULTIVATION #
EXPERIENCES #
Playing with Smoke, by Sweetleaf
I Smoked the Legal Smoke, and Lost, by 21 and Tired
Patch Dreaming for a Non-Smoker, by MonkeyBoy
20 Years of Shame, by Senseless
BOOKS #
Tobacco and Shamanism in South America, by J. Wilbert
Tobacco and Americans, by R. Heimann
The Smoking Gods, by F. Robicsek
This Is Nicotine, by K. Farrington
OFF-SITE RESOURCES
LAW #
Cigarette Taxes, Black Markets, and Crime - Feb 2003
HEALTH #
Scientific Standards for Studies on Modified Risk Tobacco Products - Dec 2011, IoM (orig
Failure to treat tobacco use in mental health and addiction treatment settings: A form of harm reduction? - Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Clusters of Genetic Variants Linked to Distinct Treatment Responses for Smoking Cessation - NIDA, Jun 2008
Doctors test anti-smoking vaccine, Jul 2006, Washington Post
ARTICLES & WRITINGS #
Thank You for Smoking - Roger Ebert, Oct 11, 2008
MEDIA COVERAGE #
Tobacco Underground - Global Trade in Smuggled Cigarettes - Center for Public Integrity, 2008
FDA Chief: Tobacco Rules Could Backfire, March 6, 2007
Nicotine fight aims at brain receptors - Boston Globe, June 26 2006
Breast-cancer risk doubles for women who smoke - Globe and Mail, Jun 3 2005
Drinking Reinforces Smoking, Study Says - Medical News Today, Apr 15 2005
Hell is Other People Removing Your Cigarette - Telegraph, Mar 23 2005
How big tobacco reneged on pledge - SF Chronicle, Jan 14 2005
Nicotine-sensitive mice aid smoking research - ABC News, Nov 5 2004
PROHIBITION SITES #