People in the Pacific Northwest smoked tobacco long before Europeans showed up
Unearthed pipes reveal the earliest record of nicotine use in the region
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TOBACCO THRIVED Pipes found in the Pacific Northwest have traces of nicotine from around 1,200 years ago.
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