Smoking is said to have originated in Mesoamerica and South America around 5000-3000 BC.
Archaeological sites in Mexico and Peru have the earliest traces of smoking. Tobacco was smoked in religious ceremonies and for medical purposes.
One explanation holds that when individuals burned the plant, they unintentionally discovered the effects of tobacco smoke.
Another argument is that humans smoked tobacco intentionally in order to experience its psychoactive effects.
In recent decades, there has been a growing awareness of the health risks associated with smoking, which has decreased in various countries.
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