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In our case here, the tabaquero has the tobacco plant, and [cured with] alcohol of the sugarcane, it is all natural, no chemicals beyond the natural ones of the plant. Second, he points to the difference in manner of usage: The curandero does not smoke for pleasure, there is a purpose

According to the NHS, smoking is the primary cause of preventable illness and premature death, accounting for approximately 74,600 deaths a year in England

It has taken us 400 years already to free ourselves from the colonialism that is tobacco"

Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health.