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
