The book is dedicated to all people on earth. It will help to quit smoking for everyone who wants and realizes the terrible harm that we smokers do to ourselves and the world around us. The use of tobacco began 1,000 years ago, as evidenced by the inscription of the Maya Indians, carved in stone. In 1492, Columbus noticed that the indigenous people of the New World had a strange habit of twisting a tobacco leaf into a pipe, putting it in their mouths and setting it on fire. By 1550, the Spanish were growing tobacco in the West Indies for export to Europe. Jean Nicot French ambassador to Portugal, popularized the idea that tobacco has healing properties, and distributed tobacco seeds in Europe, where he gained popularity. The surname Nicota became the basis of the scientific name of tobacco - nicotine and the narcotic substance - nicotine.