Reply #39: Here is how you do it. [View All]

[Goathead]

You have to turn smoking into a ritual rather than "something you need". Smoking always used to be a ritual among Native American peoples and they didn't abuse it. They would smoke for a while and then they used a plant called mullein. They would either make a tea out of it or smoke it. It has a medicinal effect on the respiratory system and clears out the lungs. A lot of herbal cigarettes have mullein in them and you can find it health food stores. Native Americans saw the inherent danger of over consumption of tobacco. It was only when the Virginia Company of London discovered tobacco in 1607 that it became a commodity and people started abusing it.