
There are more than 4,000 chemical ingredients in a cigarette
. At least 69 of those are known to cause cancer. Listed below are some of those
ingredients.
Acetone
: Nail polish remover
Ammonia
: Household cleaner
Arsenic
: Rat Poison
Butane
: Gas used in lighter fluid
Carbon Monoxide
: Poisonous gas, exhaust fumes from automobiles
Cadmium
: Used in batteries
DDT
: Banned insecticide
Formaldehyde
: Chemical used to preserve dead specimens
Hydrogen Cyanide
: Rat poison, also a gas used in gas chambers
Lead
: Used in paint and pencils
Methane
: Component of rocket fuel
Napthalene
: Ingredients in mothballs
Nicotine
: A poison used to kill bugs, i.e. Cockroaches
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