Stop Smoking Tips

Nicotine may cause all of these effects in the body but it is only ONE of the over 4,000 chemicals KNOWN to be in cigarette smoke. The real damage that happens to the lungs happens from the smoke itself. While inhaling smoke particles are also deposited into the lungs. These particles are bits of hydrocarbon that damage the lung tissue and cause cancer.

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The last post told how there are over 4,000 chemicals in each cigarette, many of which are known to cause cancer. In an experiment the nicotine and tar of 2,000 cigarettes were collected (10 cigarettes a day for 6 months; 20 cigarettes a day for 3 months). Researchers found that further diluted and painted once on the skin of mice, cancer developed on 60% of the mice within a year!

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Some of the 4,000+ chemicals in each cigarette are carcinogenic. Others are also used in rat poison. Carbon monoxide, considered a poison, is inhaled into the smoker’s body. All of these chemicals are fantastic reasons to stop smoking.

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