Before you take that next drag, you may want to consider exactly what you’re putting into your body…
- Acetone: You may recognize this as the active ingredient in fingernail polish remover.
- Ammonia: A common ingredient in many cleaning products. Ammonia speeds up the delivery of nicotine to the brain, which keeps you addicted.
- Arsenic is used for rat poison.
- Benzene is a common ingredient in many plastics and has been linked with leukemia and blood disorders.
- Butane is a main ingredient in lighter fluid.
- Carbon monoxide enters your blood stream and takes the place of oxygen, causing less oxygen to be delivered to your brain, heart and vital organs.
- Cadmium is an extremely toxic metal commonly found in industrial workplaces, particularly where any ore is being processed or smelted. Cadmium is also found in batteries
- Formaldehyde is used for embalming dead people.
- Hydrogen Cyanide is a colorless, volatile, and extremely poisonous chemical compound whose vapors have a bitter almond odor.
- Lead is a highly toxic metal that produces a range of adverse health effects.
- Nickel is a human carcinogen that is poisonous if ingested and causes gastrointestinal problems.
- Nicotine is the addictive drug in cigarettes.
- Polonium is a radioactive metallic element. The polonium present in a pack a day, provides the same radiation as 4 chest x-rays.
- Turpentine is also know as paint thinner and is extremely flammable.
- Whale Vomit is not a chemical, but is added to cigarettes for flavoring.
