Do you really know what you are smoking with every puff? I always thought it was just tobacco. Boy was I wrong.
There are over 4,000 chemical compounds present in cigarette smoke, and many of these compounds are confirmed carcinogens. Here is a partial listing of some of the toxins you are taking into your body every time you inhale smoke from a cigarette.
Toxins You Intake In Every Puff:
* Acetone - This is a chemical manly used in finger nail polish remover
* Ammonia - The same stuff janitors use to clean the bathrooms to kill off bacteria’s and odor
* Arsenic - One of the main ingredients in rat / mouse poison.
* Butane - Key part in the creation of lighter fluid
* Cadmium - The most active component in battery acid
* Carbon Monoxide - The same gas released from your car's exhaust system
* DDT/Dieldrin - A poison used in commercial insecticides
* Ethanol - More commonly known as alcohol
* Hydrogen Cyanide - yet another lethal poison
* Methane - The gas released from your bowels (what a nice thought)
* Methanol - A component in making rocket fuel
* Naphthalene - One of the ingredients used in mothballs
* Nicotine - Yet another insecticide, and a highly addictive substance. The legal drug.
* Stearic Acid - a compound found in candle wax
* Toluene - An industrial strength cleaning solvent
Take a second look at this list and just imagine the kind of damage you are doing to your body with every puff. I find it amazing that such a collection of destructive chemicals can be legally packaged and sold in your local convenient store.
Marek!
There are over 4,000 chemical compounds present in cigarette smoke, and many of these compounds are confirmed carcinogens. Here is a partial listing of some of the toxins you are taking into your body every time you inhale smoke from a cigarette.
Toxins You Intake In Every Puff:
* Acetone - This is a chemical manly used in finger nail polish remover
* Ammonia - The same stuff janitors use to clean the bathrooms to kill off bacteria’s and odor
* Arsenic - One of the main ingredients in rat / mouse poison.
* Butane - Key part in the creation of lighter fluid
* Cadmium - The most active component in battery acid
* Carbon Monoxide - The same gas released from your car's exhaust system
* DDT/Dieldrin - A poison used in commercial insecticides
* Ethanol - More commonly known as alcohol
* Hydrogen Cyanide - yet another lethal poison
* Methane - The gas released from your bowels (what a nice thought)
* Methanol - A component in making rocket fuel
* Naphthalene - One of the ingredients used in mothballs
* Nicotine - Yet another insecticide, and a highly addictive substance. The legal drug.
* Stearic Acid - a compound found in candle wax
* Toluene - An industrial strength cleaning solvent
Take a second look at this list and just imagine the kind of damage you are doing to your body with every puff. I find it amazing that such a collection of destructive chemicals can be legally packaged and sold in your local convenient store.
Marek!
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