Psychology 2020A/B Chapter Notes -Erectile Dysfunction, Strabismus, Varenicline
12 Mar 2013
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When europeans landed in the new world they saw native peoples roll leaves and insert them into their nostrils. They conveyed tobacco back to europe in 1500, and popularity began to grow. Initial reactions: general enthusiasm and attribution of wide ranging medical powers. Smokers often gathered in tobacco houses similar to opium (taking snuff) 1800, rolled tobacco became popular in us (cigarette machine: james bonsack) King james i: counterblast to tobacco no real medical benefits. Pope urban viii: ban against catholics smokers (to close to sexual ecstasy) Sultan murad iv: prohibited smoking in the ottoman empire (beheaded smokers) Czar michael of russia banned smoking: first time offenders: torture, second time offenders: execution. 1895: north dakota, 1st state to ban the sale of cigarettes, 14 others states followed. Anti-cigarette league: lucy gaston, cigarette = coffin nails. But, all have failed the test of the time: government need the tax revenue. 1950: 70% of the adult in canada smoked.
