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What is in a Cigarette?
There are 4,000 chemicals found in cigarettes including:
| Ingredient: | Found in: |
| 1. Carbon Monoxide | 1. Gas from Car Exhaust |
| 2. Tar | 2. Road Surfaces |
| 3. Nicotine | 3. Pesticide |
| 4. Butane | 4. Lighter Fluid |
| 5. Acetone | 5. Nail Varnish |
| 6. Ammonia | 6. Cleaning Products |
| 7. Arsenic | 7. Rat Poison |
| 8. Hydrogen Cyanide | 8. Poison used on Death Row |
| 9. Formaldehyde | 9. Used to Pickle Dead Bodies |
| 10. Polonium 210 | 10. Radioactive Element |
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250 of the ingredients are toxic
More than 60 are known carcinogens (cancer causing)
Tri-county Cessation Center
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