What Is In A Cigarette

By Author: Danny Ang
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Aren't you curious to know what is in a cigarette? Have you ever opened a bag of flour with the plans of baking some delicious cookies only to find the flour is crawling with bugs? Were you horrified and disgusted, unable to even think of making those cookies any longer? Or did you simply scoop the bugs to one side and use the flour anyway, thinking that few little buggies cannot hurt you? Of course you threw the flour away. Of course you did not make the yummy cookies. Of course you did not blithely say that a few little insects cannot hurt you. And yet you smoke.

There have been reports of insects and rat droppings found in cigarettes- there are probably traces of both in the pack you have in your pocket or purse right now. Still don't mind putting that butt into your mouth and lighting up? Think about that for a second. We call the unlit end of a cigarette, the butt. As in the part of us that we sit upon. Ew. Still not convinced, then hang on to your hat and grab a barf bag, I got more for you.

Does smoking make you feel suave and debonair like some kind of international spy or something? I can ...
... help you feel even more spy like. Remember that Russian spy that was poisoned about two years ago? The murder weapon was Polonium-210. It is found in
cigarette smoke. Puff away, baby, you are living the dangerous spy life now.

Think that smoking gives you a little energy boost? It might be because the smoke contains cadmium which is also found in batteries. Maybe the tag line for that little pink bunny should be "he keeps coughing and coughing..."

Ladies, do you think that smoking a cigarette makes you look more glamorous and sophisticated? Well, it has to be that cigarette honey, it contains the same ingredients as some of your beauty supplies! As in acentanisole which can be found in some perfumes, acetone, found in nail polish removers and the very best one: sodium hydroxide, a caustic compound which is found in many hair removers. Oh, you beautiful doll, you great big just this side of ill doll.

Still need more? How about we go right to the gross: cigarette smoke contains methane and urea. If either of those words sounds familiar to you, you are right, you have probably heard them a time or two. Let me clarify them for you. Methane is the by product of cow flatulence and urea is found in urine. And you put that into your mouth. Gross.

And now for a touch of irony. The piece de la resistance if you will: we know that smoking is dangerous and that many, many people die from it every single year. Did you also know that big tobacco is very helpful in that they put formaldehyde right there in the cigarette? Yes, it's true. They kill their customers but they want to get started on the preservation process before they actually die. What a big ol' bunch of sweeties.

I found over twenty one listed poisons and other nasty compounds that are commonly found in cigarette smoke. Not a single one of them would make me ever want to try a cigarette. After reading the list, I have decided that I will be more vigilant about staying away from second hand smoke. I do not smoke. I will not smoke, and I hope that none of my children ever do either. I think I will give them this to read, heck, I think I will tape it to their wall. Poison yourself if you have to, but I would really wish you would not. For your own sake, as well as those around you.
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