what's in a cigarette?

[anniexhx]

There are nearly 4000 chemicals in a cigarette. Atleast 43 of the ingredients are carcinogenic (cancer causing). Here is a sampling:

Acetic Acid (Corrosive to respiratory tract)

Acetone (used in nail polish removers.)

Ammonia. (Used in floor and toilet cleaners)

Arsenic (a poison)

Cadmium (Car battery Fluid)

Carbon Monoxide (interferes with the supply of oxygen in the blood to the rest of the body)

DDT/ dielderon (Insecticides)

Ethanol (Alcohol)

Formalin (used in preserving human tissue and fabric)

Hexamine (used in explosive compounds)

Hydrogen Cyanide (Poison)

Methane (Petroleum Gas)

Naphthalene (used in moth balls)

Nicotine (Schedule 6 Poison)

Nitro Benzene (a petrol additive)

Phenols (used in disinfectants)

Stearic Acid (used in candle wax)

Toluene (Industrial solvent)

Vinyl Chloride (used in PVC)