Chemicals Released From Smoked Tobacco
(cigarette, cigar, pipe, cigarillo)
There are over 4,000 chemicals in the form of particles and gases, over 40 substances
known to be cancer-causing agents, and over 40,000 known chemical reactions in tobacco products.
The chemical list includes:
Acetic Acid (Vinegar), Acetone (Nail Polish Remover), Aluminum (Metal), Ammonia (Floor/Toilet Cleaner), Arsenic (Rat Poison), Benzo(a)pyrene (Cancer Causing Agent), Butane
(Cigarette Lighter Fluid), Cadmium (Rechargable Batteries), Carbon Monoxide (Car Exhaust Fumes ), Copper (Metal), Crysenes (Cancer Causing Agent), DDT/Dieldrin (Insecticides), Dibenz Acidine (Cancer Causing Agent), Ethanol (Alcohol), Formaldehyde (Preserves Body Tissue and Fabric), Gold (Metal), Hexamine (Barbecue Lighter Fluid), Hydrogen Cyanide (Gas Chamber Gas), Lead (Metal), Magnesium (Metal), Mercury (Poisonous, Found in Thermometers), Methane (Swamp Gas), Methanol (Rocket Fuel), Napthalene (Moth Balls), Nickel (Cancer Causing Agent), Nicotine (Insecticide/Addictive Drug), Nitrobenzene (Gasoline Additive), Nitrosamines (Cancer Causing Agents), Nitrous Oxide Phenols (Disinfectant), Toluene (Industrial Solvent), Toluidine (Cancer Causing Agent), Urethane (Cancer Causing Agent), Vinyl Chloride (Makes PVC), Zinc (Metal).
Smokeless Tobacco Contents
(dip, snuff, chew)
Smokeless tobacco has over 1100 mg. of salt in each can.*
Smokeless tobacco has more nicotine than smoked tobacco.
Smokesless tobacco contains Polonium-210 (Radioactive Compound)
Smokeless tobacco contains grit and sand (scratches teeth & wears away tooth enamel).
Smokeless tobacco contains Nitrosamines (these are cancer causing Agents, and smokeless tobacco has up to 1200 times the amount allowed in food).
* High salt levels can aggravate heart problems, including hypertension.
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