Tobacco

Tobacco
Tobacco flakes, sliced from pressed plugs
Product name	Tobacco
Source plant(s)	Nicotiana
Part(s) of plant	Leaf
Geographic origin	South America
Active ingredients	Nicotine, harmine
Uses	Recreational
Legal status	AU: Unscheduled CA: Unscheduled UK: 16+ (Public Possession) 18+ (Purchase) US: Illegal for persons under 21[1] UN: Unscheduled EU: Unscheduled See tobacco control

Tobacco is a product prepared from the leaves of the tobacco plant by curing them. The plant is part of the genus Nicotiana and of the Solanaceae (nightshade) family. It is used as a drug, mostly by inhaling the smoke of, but also by using snuff or chewing. People use cigarettes, cigars, and pipe to make tobacco smoke. Tobacco contains the chemical nicotine, which causes pleasure as a stimulant drug. It also causes addiction — after people start using nicotine, it is difficult to stop. Tobacco use can cause diseases, such as many types of cancer.

1. ↑ "Tobacco 21 - Preventing Tobacco Addiction Foundation". Tobacco 21. Retrieved 22 April 2021. Federal Tobacco 21 is in effect