ernet-related services and products.

These include online advertising technologies, search,

cloud computing, and software.
[7]
Most of its profits are derived from AdWords.
[8][9]

Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at
Stanford University. Together they own about 14 percent of its shares but control 56 of the
stockholder voting power throun which a substance is burned and the resulting smoke
breathed in to be tasted or inhalsmokers. A 2007 report states that, each year, about 4.9
million people worldwide die as a result of smoking.
[1]

to smoke, the actual habit is a function of operant conditioning. During the early stages,
smoking provides pleasurable sensations (because of its action on the dopamine system) and
thus serves as a source of positive reinforcement. After an individual has smoked for many
years, the avoidance of withdrawal symptoms and negative reinforcement become the key
motivations. Like all addictive substances, the amount of exposure required to become
dependent on nicotine can vary from person to person.
Prevention
Education and counselling by physicians of children and adolescents has been found to be
effective in decreasing the risk of tobacco use.
[59]

Prevalence
For more details on this topic, see Prevalence of tobacco consumption.


Smoking any tobacco product, %, Males
[60]

Smoking, primarily of tobacco, is an activity that is practiced by some 1.1 billion people, and
up to 1/3 of the adult population.
[61]
The image of the smoker can vary considerably, but is
very often associated, especially in fiction, with individuality and aloofness. Even so,
smoking of both tobacco and cannabis can be a social activity which serves as a
reinforcement of social structures and is part of the cultural rituals of many and diverse social
and ethnic groups. Many smokers begin smoking in social settings and the offering and
sharing of a cigarette is often an importantto smoke, the actual habit is a function of operant
conditioning. During the early stages, smoking provides pleasurable sensations (because of
its action on the dopamine system) and thus serves as a source of positive reinforcement.
After an individual has smoked for many years, the avoidance of withdrawal symptoms and
negative reinforcement become the key motivations. Like all addictive substances, the
amount of exposure required to become dependent on nicotine can vary from person to
person.
Prevention
Education and counselling by physicians of children and adolescents has been found to be
effective in decreasing the risk of tobacco use.
[59]

Prevalence
For more details on this topic, see Prevalence of tobacco consumption.


Smoking any tobacco product, %, Males
[60]

Smoking, primarily of tobacco, is an activity that is practiced by some 1.1 billion people, and
up to 1/3 of the adult population.
[61]
The image of the smoker can vary considerably, but is
very often associated, especially in fiction, with individuality and aloofness. Even so,
smoking of both tobacco and cannabis can be a social activity which serves as a
reinforcement of social structures and is part of the cultural rituals of many and diverse social
and ethnic groups. Many smokers begin smoking in social settings and the offering and
sharing of a cigarette is often an important rite of initiation or simply a good excuse to start a
conversation with strangers in many settings; in bars, night clubs, at work or on the street.
Lighting a cigarette is often seen as an effective way of avoiding the appearance of idleness
or mere loitering. For adolescents, it can function as a first step out of childhood or as an act
of rebellion against the adult world. Also, smoking can be seen as a sort of camaraderie. It
has been shown that even opening a packet of cigarettes, or offering a cigarette to other
people, can increase the level of dopamine (the "happy feelin
rite of initiation or simply a good excuse to start a conversation with strangers in many
settings; in bars, night clubs, at work or on the street. Lighting a cigarette is often seen as an
effective way of avoiding the appearance of idleness or mere loitering. For adolescents, it can
function as a first step out of childhood or as an act of rebellion against the adult world. Also,
smoking can be seen as a sort of camaraderie. It has been shown that even opening a packet
of cigarettes, or offering a cigarette to other people, can increase the level of dopamine (the
"happy feelin
The history of smoking can be dated to as early as 5000 BC, and has been recorded in many
different cultures across the world. Early smokied. Most commonly the substance is the dried
leaves of the tobacco plant which has been rolled into rice paper into a small, round cylinder
called a "cigarette". This is primarily practiced as a route of administration for what has come
to be termed "recreational drug use" because the combustion of the dried plant leaves releases
active substances into the body. In the case of cigarette smoking these substances are
contained in a mixture of aerosol particles and gasses and include the pharmacologically
active alkaloid nicotine; the vaporization creates heated aerosol and gas to form that allows
inhalation and deep penetratiogh supervoting stock. They incorporated Google as a privately
held company on September 4, 1998. An initial public offering followed on August 19, 2004.
Its mission statement from the outset was "to organize the world's information and make it
universally accessible and useful,"
[10]
and its unofficial slogan was "Don't be evil."
[11][12]
In
2004, Google moved to headquarters in Mountain View, California, nicknamed the
Googleplex.
[13]

Rapid growth since incorporation has triggered a chain of products, acquisitions and
partnerships beyond Google's core search engine. It offers online productivity software
including email (Gmail), a cloud storage service (Google Drive), an office suite (Google
Docs) and a social networking service (Google+). Desktop products include applications for
web browsing, organizing and editing photos, and instant messaging. The company leads the
development of the Android mobile operating system and the browser-only Chrome OS
[14]

for a netbook known as a Chromebook. Google has moved increasingly into communications
hardware: it partners with major electronics manufacturers
[15]
in the production

loose tobacco and rolling paper. Other smoking implements include pipes, cigars, bidis,
hookahs, vaporizers, and bongs. It has been suggested that smoking-related disease kills one
half of all long term smokers but these diseases may also be contracted by non-smokers. A
2007 report states that, each year, about 4.9 million people worldwide die as a result of
smoking.
[1]

Smoking is one of the most common forms of recreational drug use. Tobacco smoking is
today by far the most populaloose tobacco and rolling paper. Other smoking implements
include pipes, cigars, bidis, hookahs, vaporizers, and bongs. It has been suggested that
smoking-related disease kills one half of all long term smokers but these diseases may also be
contracted by non-smokers. A 2007 report states that, each year, about 4.9 million people
worldwide die as a result of smoking.
[1]

Smoking is one of the most common forms of recreational drug use. Tobacco smoking is
today by far the most popular form of smoking and is practiced by over one billion people in
the majority of all human societies. Less common drugs for smoking include cannabis and
opium. Some of the substances are classified as hard narcotics, like heroin, but the use of
these is very limited as they are often not commercially available.
The history of smoking can be dated to as early as 5000 BC, and has been recorded in many
different cultures across the world. Early smoking evolved in association with religious
ceremonies; as offerings to deities, in cleansing rituals or to allow shamans and priests to alter
their minds for purposes of divination or spiritual enlightenment. After the
r form of smoking and is practiced by over one billion people in the majority of all human
societies. Less common drugs for smoking include cannabis and opium. Some of the
substances are classified as hard narcotics, like heroin, but the use of these is very limited as
they are often not commercially available.
The history of smoking can be dated to as early as 5000 BC, and has been recorded in many
different cultures across the world. Early smoking evolved in association with religious
ceremonies; as offerings to deities, in cleansing rituals or to allow shamans and priests to alter
their minds for purposes of divination or spiritual enlightenment. After the