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Pipe smoking
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<p>Pipe smoking is the practice of tasting (or, less commonly, inhaling) the smoke produced by burning a substance, most commonly <a href="/facts/Tobacco/bTD4RUPQ">tobacco</a> or <a href="/facts/Cannabis_(drug)/241fYAGD">cannabis</a>, in a <a href="/facts/Tobacco_pipe/YV4baReo">pipe</a>. It is the oldest traditional form of <a href="/facts/Smoking/byhnmD0X">smoking</a>. </p><p>Regular pipe smoking is known to carry serious health risks including increased danger of various forms of <a href="/facts/Cancer/PVW6n1D0">cancer</a> as well as pulmonary and cardiovascular illnesses. </p>