What You Are Really Inhaling When You Smoke a Cigarette

Everyone knows that cigarettes are bad for you. You've heard the same song and dance way too many times - you need to stop smoking. Just what exactly makes a cigarette bad? All of the following substances are found in some disgusting places, including a cigarette. Please note that all of these are really in a cigarette and each times you inhale, all of these races through your body.

Acetone is a colorless liquid that has a sweet smell and is a common ingredient found in paint and nail polish remover.

Acetylene is a colorless gas fuel used in torches and in welding.

Acetic acid is the main component of vinegar. It gives vinegar its sour taste and sour smell.

Aluminum is a light metallic element used also in construction. It is what soda cans are made of.

Ammonia has lots of uses. Not only is it in cigarettes, it is found in toilet bowl cleaners, glass cleaners, fertilizers, explosives and plastics.

Benzene is toxic liquid from petroleum. It is used to manufacture dyes, rubber, plastic, detergents and bug poisons.

Butane is better known as the fuel in cigarette lighters.

Cadmium is a bluish white metallic element used in alloys, nuclear reactors, the fillings for tooth decay, and can be found in batteries.

Cromium is an element also used in manufacturing jet engine parts.

Carbon monoxide is a deadly gas that is the same stuff that comes out of the exhaust from cars.

Copper is a reddish brown metal, used in wiring, alloys and kills the algae in our drinking water.

Chrysene is the result when gasoline, garbage or an animal or plant has been burned.

Cyanide is the main ingredient used in rat poison.

DDT or Dierldrin is an insecticide, or bug poison.

Formaldehyde is found in some fertilizers. It is also the stuff that is injected into dead bodies or animals to preserve it from rotting. It is commonly used to preserve the frogs used to dissect in biology classes.

Hexamine is found in barbeque lighters.

Lead is a highly toxic metal found in metals, bullets, and paint.

Methanol is used as rocket fuel and antifreeze.

Naphthalene is a chemical that is derived from coal tar. It is found not only in cigarettes but also in the manufacturing of dyes, polyesters and explosives.

Nicotine is a toxic alkaloid that causes addiction of tobacco products.

Nitric oxide is a poisonous gas that is produced by automobile engines and the waste of power plants.

Nitrobenzene is a poisonous element that is used as a gasoline additive.

Phenol is used to manufacture dyes, disinfectants, antiseptics, and used as oral anesthetics.

Polonium 210 is nuclear waste.

Scopoletin is used to regulate serotonin in your body. Serotonin reduces anxiety and depression.

Stearic acid is a waxy acid. It used to manufacture candles, cosmetics, soaps, lubricants and medicanes.

Styrene is used in many common household places, such as rubber, plastic, insulation, pipes, fiberglass, car parts, food containers and carpet backing.

Tar is the ingredient used to give cigarettes their flavor. It is also the same substance to pave roads.

Tar: This ingredient, which gives cigarettes flavor, is the same thick black substance used to pave roads and driveways.

Titanium is used in cigarettes, but can also be found in white paint and even White Out.

Vinyl chloride is a component of PVC pipes and adhesives.

So now you know. Hopefully you now know more than you wanted to. All of the chemicals that were listed are in every cigarette made. With this information, hopefully you can realize how dangerous cigarettes can be and make the right decisions.