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 #
Rustica Harvest: Be Wary, by Jason
Fairly Mild And More Or Less Pleasant, by Pappa
The Loop, by ArUcAmXeLa93
The Quit Smoking Usig Kratom Story, by SeroZero
Irreducible Denial of Sorts Over Time, by viladowski
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 #
FDA rule change could push smokers to vaping - San Jose Mercury News, Aug 2017
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 #
NON-ENGLISH RESOURCES #
Cultivodetabaco Tobacco Cultivation (Spanish Language)