| There may be as many as 4000 different chemicals in | | | | - Mercury |
| cigarettes. So far it has been determined that at least | | | | - Napthalene: used in moth balls |
| 50 of these chemicals are known to cause cancer. | | | | - Phenol: a disinfectant |
| The most commonly mentioned substances are | | | | - Strontium |
| nicotine, tar and carbon monoxide. Nicotine is an | | | | - Styrene: a plastic |
| insecticide. Tar is an oily substance used to pave | | | | - Toluene: industrial solvent |
| driveways and roofs. Carbon monoxide is an odorless | | | | - Zinc Tobaccos companies add various chemicals |
| gas found in auto exhaust. However, These may NOT | | | | and flavorings to cigarettes to improve the taste and |
| be the most dangerous chemicals contained in the | | | | to make the tobacco burn smoother and longer. It is |
| cigarettes. | | | | also known that some of the chemicals increase the |
| Toxic Chemicals | | | | craving for and addiction to tobacco smoking. |
| Here is a random list of some of the other toxic | | | | Smokers are exposed to many more chemicals than |
| ingredients in cigarettes: | | | | they realize. |
| - Ammonia: used in dry cleaning fluid and toilet cleaner | | | | The Effect of Second Hand Smoke |
| - Acetone: used as a solvent in nail polish removers | | | | To make matter worse, second hand smoke is even |
| - Benzine: used as a solvent in gasoline | | | | more dangerous. The American Surgeon General |
| - Cadmium: a heavy metal used in batteries | | | | found over 50 cancer causing chemicals which are |
| - Formaldehyde: used in embalming fluid | | | | found in cigarette smoke. The unfortunate result is that |
| - Hexamine: used in barbeque lighter fluid | | | | other people or family members can develop health |
| - Hydrogen Cyanide: a component of the poison used | | | | problems without ever smoking a cigarette! |
| in gas chambers | | | | |