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Beginnings of Tobacco and the Cigarette
One of the earliest forms of ingesting tobacco began in the early 1800s when people began chewing tobacco. -
Hand Rolled Cigarettes
Phillip Morris was established in 1847 in the U.K This company was the first to start selling hand-rolled Turkish cigarettes. -
Cigarette Making Machine
James Bonsack invented the cigarette making machine which takes an empty rolled cigarette and injects it with tobacco. -
4 Billion Cigarettes Sold
James Bonsack opens American Tobacco and sells 4 billion cigarettes this year. -
Nicotine Patch
The nicotine patch was introduced by Frank Estcorn in 1992. This patch attaches to your skin and releases a small, constant amount of nicotine into your bloodstream. Overtime the amount of nicotine released decreases and helps your bodies dependence on the drug decrease. -
E-cigarette
The e-cigarette was invented by Hon Link in 2003. E-cigarettes use a battery to heat up a liquid that the produces an aerosol that the user then enhales into their lungs. -
Vaping Introduced
Vaping was introduced to Europe and America in 2006. -
The Juul
The Juul was made by James Monsees and Adam Bowen. Juul devices heat up a cartridge containing oils to create vapor, which dissolves into the air. -
Modern Day Vaping
In 2021 about 1 in 20 Americans use vaping devices. Teen use of the e-cigarette grew 1,800% from 2011 to 2019, and 2 out of three of teen Juul users don't know the product contains nicotine.