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Old 05-11-2007, 06:46 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by infinitethoughts View Post

Don't believe everthing you hear. Tobacco is a sacred healing plant.
Ca. Desert Indians smoked it when they got colds.
Some people believe it's actually the sugar added to modern cigarettes (among the many other additives) that does the bulk of the damage. Also related would be the frequency of intake. Ritual or medicinal use is unlikely to be two packs a day for decades. It's quite possible to overdose on medicine.
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