| Smoking is bad for you. We all know that and that it's | | | | for addiction, the other compounds (not nicotine in |
| one of the biggest killers in the world however the | | | | tobacco smoke) are the ones primarily responsible for |
| smoking fact that will surprise many people is: | | | | the harmful health effects of smoking cigarettes. |
| Nicotine can actually be good for you. | | | | There is no evidence at all that indicates that nicotine |
| This article is all about this smoking fact and it's | | | | itself can cause cancer. |
| significance for smokers everywhere. | | | | Smoking fact - Nicotine is good for you! |
| Nicotine is ONLY responsible for the addiction | | | | It's a smoking fact that while we all know smokers are |
| Most people assume Nicotine is harmful as it is | | | | addicted to nicotine but it is actually a naturally occuring |
| responsible for the addiction of cigarette smoking, | | | | compound. |
| however it is a smoking fact that it is NOT responsible | | | | Trace elements are found in common foods and |
| for disease and there is no medical evidence to date | | | | vegetables such as potatoes, tomatoes, bell peppers, |
| that it causes cancer. | | | | cauliflower, eggplant, chili peppers, and even some |
| Smoking fact - Other chemicals are the real killers | | | | teas. |
| The World Health Organization has postulated that | | | | Nicotine is known to switch on receptors on the |
| tobacco smoke contains about 4,000 chemicals, of | | | | surface of cells in certain parts of the brain, causing |
| which nicotine is just one. | | | | these neurons to release the Neuro-transmitter |
| In addition to tar, carbon monoxide is present (found in | | | | dopamine, a chemical that is associated with feelings |
| car exhaust fumes), ammonia is also present | | | | of pleasure. |
| (found in floor cleaner) and arsenic (found in rat poison). | | | | In its natural state, and when ingested through the |
| At least 43 of the chemicals in tobacco smoke are | | | | digestive system, nicotine is safe and non-toxic. |
| medically proven to cause cancers of the lung, throat, | | | | It does not present the health hazards associated with |
| mouth, bladder and kidneys. | | | | smoking cigarettes. |
| Tobacco smoke is also responsible for a number of | | | | Additionally, the nicotine molecule is showing great |
| other cancers. | | | | promise in medical research and clinical studies for the |
| Smoking Fact: Nicotine is NOT Harmful | | | | treatment of diseases such as Alzheimer and |
| As we have seen, nicotine is the ingredient responsible | | | | Parkinson's disease. |