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Into the hazy world of smoke

A few URLs on all you wanted to know about cigarettes, health risks and tips to kick the habit

What is it that draws millions of youngsters into the hazy world of smoking tobacco? Learn about the history of cigarettes, the risks involved and the tips to kick the dangerous habit. Well, for the others you also have sites that give information about various brands of cigars and various styles of smoking them.

Smoking guns

http://www.cigarsinternational.com: Start with an introductory special on one of Cuba's golden oldies. Join the cigars club and learn more about popular brands of cigars. Read cigar anecdotes, buy cigars online and enjoy the exotic trip.

Inventors of cigars

http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bltobacco.htm: In 1882, the cigarette was a specialty item--made by hand, sold for a penny apiece, and very much the stepchild of other tobacco products. Learn more about the history of cigarettes and how they came into existence.

Browse into the world of cigarette lighters with information on alternatives to tobacco products.

History of cigarettes

http://www.cigarettes-below-cost.com/history_of_cigarettes.html: Tobacco and smoking has a long and chequered history. The tobacco plant is believed to be widely spread in the United States of America since the 1st Century. Pictorial records of smoking date back to the 11th century.

In this site is a synopsis of the history of smoking cigarettes, cigars and tobacco.

Human smoking behaviour

http://www.lsro.org/presentation_files/ rrrvw/cc_2005_03_23/lenghaus_02.pdf: This page is a research paper on human smoking behaviour. You can read details of how one can observe a change in smoking style with change in cigarette characteristics, and the effects of smoking styles on human sociological expressions. It provides very informative and exhaustive material, which makes a good reading.

Smokers club

http://www.smokersclub.com/: What is special about the most unusual smoking pipe in the world! It lights from the bottom and burns upwards - naturally. The patented design holds the ash in place. Nothing falls out. Find this and a lot of other interesting stuff about smoking cigarettes. Here is your one stop shopping and information spot for anything tobacco.

Smoking hazards

http://www.man-health-magazine-online.com/smoking-facts.html: Are most smokers aware of the dangers of smoking?

They may think they have a right to smoke but they should also be completely aware of the dangers smoking is fraught with. Learn about established facts about the dangers of smoking and known smoking hazards.

This page has all the hazards of smoking listed clearly making it useful to every wannabe quitter and also acts as a deterrent to wannabe smokers.

No smoking day

http://www.nosmokingday.org.uk/: No Smoking Day is a major health awareness drive in the UK.

This web provides support for people who want to quit smoking offering information on nicotine replacement and other alternative therapies, tips on how to kick the habit.

AYYAPPA NAGUBANDI

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