It's a beautiful day outside, it's sunny outside, the birds are chirping and the children are out playing; however, you are under an abnormal amount of stress, so to “reduce” the stress you take out a cigarette and start smoking. Immediately your body gets a sense of relief and your problems seem to vanish with smoking, but that's not really the case. The cigarette smoke you are inhaling has the ability to give you a sense of stress relief thanks to one of its most important ingredients, nicotine. Nicotine is a natural organic compound, called an alkaloid, found in the leaves of Nicotiana tabacum and is known to be one of the most addictive alkaloids next to morphine. Nicotiana tabacum belongs to the Solanaceae family, to the Nicotiana genus and N. tabacum species. The first uses of tobacco were for religious purposes, as an entheogen, for various medical applications and, above all, for trade by Native Americans who lived throughout America in the 16th century. Upon the arrival of Christopher Columbus and other Western Europeans, tobacco was exported and made its way to several countries. While tobacco is not considered one of the most difficult crops to grow, there are several intermediate steps that must take place for commercial use, including: initially sowing the seeds indoors during germination, to protect them from flea beetles, then transplanted again into the cultivated plant, once grown the shoots grow to around 7 centimetres, and from this point they are allowed to grow until completed. When growing tobacco, however, it is important to ensure there is an adequate amount of sun to initiate germination, moist but not saturated soil, and a warm climate, which is why tobacco naturally grows best in the Americas. The body... middle of paper... that comes closer to electronic cigarettes, removing the danger of exposing yourself to heart disease, stroke or heart attack, because you have removed the tar to which you are still subject yourself to nicotine and other agents cariogenic when they expose you to an onslaught of secondary consequences. There is also an increase in nicotine addiction found in E cigarettes compared to traditional cigarettes because instead of getting the natural amount of nicotine found in tobacco leaves, E cigarettes work with a pure nicotine compound mixed with several other chemicals. However, although there are some negative aspects associated with the “new” e-cigarettes, it has now been proven to be a healthy way to help smokers quit smoking. The e-cigarette is not intended to be a long-term alternative to smoking, but if used correctly it can help dramatically reduce the risk of traditional cigarettes..