Beech Tree News Network

What’s in a Cigarette?  Do you really know?  There are approximately 600 ingredients in a cigarette, and when they are burned, they create more than 7,000 chemicals.  69 of these chemicals are known to cause cancer, and many are toxic.  Here are just a few: 

-Acetone: found in nail polish remover

-Arsenic: used in rat poison

-Formaldehyde: embalming fluid

-Tar: material for paving roads

-Nicotine: used as an insecticide

-Ammonia: a common household cleaner

-Benzene: found in rubber cement and gasoline

These are only 7 of the 600 ingredients!  Educate yourself about what you are putting in your body when you smoke!