Here is a list of a few of those chemicals and what their common uses are:
- Acetone -paint stripper
- Ammonia – floor cleaner
- Arsenic – ant poison
- Butane – lighter fluid
- Cadmium – car batteries
- Carbon monoxide – car exhaust
- Formaldehyde – morgue preservative
- Methanol – anti-freeze
- Naphthalene – mothballs
- Nicotine – insecticide
- Polonium 210 – radioactive substance
Then along comes the really dangerous effects of smoking including increasing the risk of disabilities like osteoporosis, hip fractures, cataracts, diabetes, tooth loss, and emphysema.
Smoking causes fatal complications. Every year, more than 400,000 Americans die of smoking related causes. That adds up to more than 1,000 a day making this the most preventable cause of death in the United States. 50% of those deaths are caused by cardiovascular disease and 30% by lung cancer.
Smoking hurts your heart. If you quit your risk of a heart attack is reduced by 50% in one year.
Smoking tops the list of cancer risks. If you quit even at age 65, your risk of developing lung cancer by age 75 is less than half of someone who continues to smoke.
Smoking is an addiction plain and simple. Don’t blame yourself if you have tried several times to quit and failed. The prime ingredient in tobacco is Nicotine and is one of the most addictive drugs known to mankind. Is it hopeless? No. Many people have quit and so can you.
