Tobacco was held in high esteem by local physicians: its medicinal properties were attributed to it, and its leaves were used as a painkiller
Vincke notes that cigarettes and alcohol are forms of physical risk-taking, due to the many negative health consequences
Tea leaves can therefore mimic the consistency and appearance of tobacco, and a person can smoke them
It forms a central part of smoking cravings and stress, by permanently anchoring automatic behaviours into daily life
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But this has been a consumer-led movement which could deliver the biggest public health benefit of our age without any cost to the tax payer something neither governments nor the worlds leading health bodies can take any credit for