The Genuine Perils of Smoking Cigarettes, Cigars, and Pipes

Most people know that smoking is treacherous to their health and it creates numerous health problems, but the majority of smokers do not know about the real hazards of smoking. Don't ever be deceived, the real risks of smoking are extremely hazardous and can put you in your grave. The life that you might be able to save by becoming a non-smoker may be your very own!
It has been documented that there are more than four thousand chemical agents and various elements in smoking tobacco! Do you realize that over sixty of these devastating substances are carcinogens and another four hundred are lethal? If you fully comprehend the genuine dangers of smoking, there will be absolutely no doubt in your mind that you should quit smoking as soon as possible. The following list contains only twenty of the more than four thousand dangerous chemical agents and elements that are ingested into your body whenever you are smoking cigarettes and various other tobacco products.
01 - Nicotine is not only a known stimulant and a poisonous substance, but it is an exceedingly addictive drug. It is used to manufacture insecticides and a single drop of nicotine is absolutely enough to take the life of an individual.
02 - Tar which is contained in tobacco smoke paralyzes the cilia in the lungs and contributes to serious lung ailments such as chronic bronchitis, lung cancer, and emphysema.
03 - Carbon Monoxide enters the blood stream and replaces the oxygen which causes a lesser amount of oxygen to be transported to your heart, brain, and vital organs.
04 - Ammonia is an ordinary ingredient in many cleaning products. Ammonia speeds up the delivery of the nicotine to the brain's sensors, which keeps smokers really addicted to nicotine.
05 - Hydrogen Cyanide is an exceptionally toxic chemical compound that is used in the tempering of steel. It is also used in explosives, engraving, and in gas chambers on death row.
06 - Arsenic is a notorious poison which is used quite often in insect repellents, herbicides, insecticides, various rat poisons, and is used in the manufacturing process of several alloys.
07 - Napthalene is volatile in nature which forms a flammable vapor. It can easily obliterate not only the blood cells but the liver cells as well. Napthalene is most commonly known for being the primary ingredient in mothballs.
08 - Butane is used as fuel for cigarette lighters and butane is a propellant in aerosol sprays, and is quite often added to regular gasoline to improve the performance of the vehicle.
09 - Eugenol can be the cause of a wide range of symptoms from blood in the urine, convulsions, diarrhea, nausea, unconsciousness, dizziness, or rapid heartbeat.
10 - Formaldehyde is used in glues for wood products, disinfectants, makeup, various resins, fertilizers, embalming fluids, and solutions for preserving biological tissues.
11 - Turpentine is an exceptionally flammable solvent and is used for thinning oil-based paints and is also used in the production of varnishes. Its vapor can quite easily cause burns to your skin and eyes, cause damage to the lungs and to the respiratory system, as well as an individual's central nervous system when inhaled.
12 - Radon is a odorless, tasteless, colorless chemically inert radioactive gas that is found in the earth. Radon is one of the heaviest gases and is considered to be a serious health danger and causes the second highest occurrence of lung cancer in the United States.
13 - Benzene is a cancer causing agent linked to leukemia and some blood disorders and is also used for the manufacturing of industrial strength solvents, drugs, plastics, synthetic rubber, and some dyes.
14 - Methanol has poisonous properties which is more commonly known as wood alcohol. It is used on a somewhat limited basis to fuel internal combustion engines.
15 - Nickel is a carcinogen and is considered to be toxic if ingested. It is used quite often in electroplating metals and is generally used as a stabilizer in the processing of steel and cast-iron alloys.
16 - Lead is a poisonous element that can cause blood and brain disorders in all age groups. When lead is ingested it may cause various types of behavioral problems, learning disabilities, seizures, and loss of life.
17 - Acetaidehyde is a highly reactive chemical which is irritating and depressive to most of the cells in the body. Acetaidehyde is also suspected to be a carcinogen.
18 - Acetone is used to produce artificial fibers, explosives, resins, paints, inks, cosmetics (including nail-polish remover), coatings, and adhesives.
19 - Cadmium is an extremely toxic metal commonly found in industrial workplaces, particularly where ore is being processed. About seventy-five percent of Cadmium will be used in nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cad) batteries.
20 - Polonium is found in uranium ore and is a radioactive metallic element. It is present in cigarette smoke which is caused by the tobacco plants being fertilized with phosphate fertilizers.
Smokers are at risk of developing cancer of the lungs, mouth, and throat, as well as emphysema, asthma, and chronic bronchitis. Smokers are also more prone to develop high blood pressure, high LDL (bad) cholesterol, stroke, and heart disease. Cigarette smoking causes about eighty percent of all diagnosed lung cancer and nearly eighty-five percent of all lung cancer victims lose their lives within three years! To come right to the point, it's been anticipated that one out of every three individuals that smoke will ultimately lose their life to a smoking-related disease. That's incredibly bad odds!
Here's a startling smoking fact. Have you heard that Ambergris Tincture, commonly known as Whale Vomit is added to cigarette tobacco for flavoring? Ambergris is a fatty, waxy material that forms only in the intestines of a sperm whale. Fresh ambergris is foul smelling and it floats on the ocean's surface. The next time that you begin to light up your cigarette, simply recall where that fantastic taste came from! What an excellent reason to quit smoking immediately.!
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