Quitting Smoking

Whats in a Cigarette?

Cigarette smoke contains over 4,000 chemicals, many of these are highly toxic and over 60 of them cause cancer

Hydrogen Cyanide - a highly poisonous gas used in execution chambers

Carbon monoxide – a poisonous gas found in car exhaust fumes  

Formaldehyde – used as disinfectant and embalming fluid

Benzene –a toxic petrol additive and industrial solvent

Methanol – a poisonous alcohol used in anti-freeze

Polonium – highly radioactive and toxic element

Ammonia – a strong alkali used as a refrigerant

Acetone – a solvent used in nail-polish remover

Nicotine – a nerve poison used in insecticide

Radon – a carcinogenic radioactive gas

Butane – a flammable gas used as fuel

Toluene – an industrial solventArsenic – a common poison

Tar – used in road surfacing

DD – a banned pesticide