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The unspoken deadly elements other than nicotine found in your cig-
- Acetone. a common ingredient in nail polish remover.
- Ammonia-It comprises of nitrogen and hydrogen. It’s used in many cleaning supplies.
- Arsenic-used in many bug killers and weed killers.
- Benzene- used in fuels.
- Butane-A flammable compound, found in crude oil.
- Carbon monoxide-found in car exhaust fumes that’s toxic.
- Formaldehyde- used as an industrial germicide and fungicide
- Lead. This toxic chemical is known for its damaging effects on the brain and nervous system, especially in children.
- Tar. This is a thick liquid produced from burning carbon-based matter, often used to pave roads.
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A little light on your cigarette!
- The nicotine content in a cigarette can vary greatly from one brand to the next.
- A single cigarette may contain about 6 mg to 28 mg nicotine.
- You don’t inhale every milligram of nicotine as it burns. You’ll probably inhale about
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There is always a better way to live!
- Addiction Campus programs aim to treat addiction medically, mentally, and spiritually — in a way that's uniquely tailored to each person.
- Opting for other safer ways to eventially quit the habit making the process more bearable- nicotine chewing gum, patch, losenzes anf sprays. Remem...
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And then there‘s more...
Nicotine isn’t the only ingredient in a cigarette. In fact, according to the American Lung Association , the average unlit cigarette can contain up to 600 different substances.
As it burns, though, a cig...
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So nicotine likes to trick our brain (like coffee!)
- The brain is a hive of activity with billions of neurons processing,storing and sending information all the time.This is carried out by chemical messengers called neurotransmitter.
- Nicotine is shaped similar to a neurotransmitter called acetylcholine (ACh). It mimics it when nicotine...
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Other side effects of nicotine-
Beyond being a potentially addictive substance, some other health effects of nicotine include:
- constricted blood vessels- which restricts the flow of blood and may cause damage to your blood vessels
- Increased blood pressure
- incr...
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