SMOKING: COMPONENTS, GOOD, BAD, AND CONSEQUENCES.
Many years ago when advertisements of cigarette brands were prominent on television, the slogan "Smokers are liable to die young", filled the airwaves. One kept wondering why the authorities would not ban what could be harmful to human health. In this post, I hope bring to fore the likely reason(s) why cigarette production companies 🚬 have continued production on a rather larger scale.
COMPONENTS OF CIGARETTE 🚬**
Unfortunately, all of the components that makes up a cigarette stick are dangerous.
•Methanol is a fuel used in the aviation industry and is found in most cigarettes probably dangerous to the lungs.
•Methylamine is another dangerous chemical that is applied in making cigarette. It is used in making tanning lotion.
•Pesticides that are used on growing tobacco plants while growing find their way cigarette. This is another reason why cigarette smokes could be very harmful.
•Polonium 210 is a radioactive element that is found among the components of cigarette. This element is used as a source of atomic heat and nuclear weapon.
•Ammonia is another chemical substance that is used in making cigarette It is a toxic, colourless gas with a sharp odour. They are used in making cleaning agents and fertilizers.
•Tar is also used in making cigarettes. It isa sticky brown substance that forms when tobacco condenses and cools. It stores in the lungs and can cause cancer
•Nicotine is the most prominent dangerous chemical substance found in cigarettes. Chain smokers get addicted through the presence of nicotine in cigarettes. It is colourless and a poisonous alkaloid found in tobacco plants. It affects the brain.
Cigarettes contain well over 7000 chemical components. Many of these chemicals are poisonous. Well over 60 of the chemicals are cancerous. They are called CARCINOGENIC.