Comments on: there are at least 43 cancer causing chemicals in cigarettes, some are detailed below. what do you think?

By: Grommet

Grommet — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:19:59 +0000

Ciggarettes are a disgusting, pointless substance. If it weren't for the nicotene it would probably be much easier to stop, but now they have many methods to control the urge, or addiction. So since the information is out there the people are obviously incredibly stubborn or live in the middle of nowhere with no television, internet, or telephones which I highly doubt.
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By: Murray W

Murray W — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:53:59 +0000

The list of 599 additives approved by the US Government for use in the manufacture of cigarettes is something every smoker should see. Submitted by the five major American cigarette companies to the Dept. of Health and Human Services in April of 1994, this list of ingredients had long been kept a secret.

Tobacco companies reporting this information were:

American Tobacco Company
Brown and Williamson
Liggett Group, Inc.
Philip Morris Inc.
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company

While these ingredients are approved as additives for foods, they were not tested by burning them, and it is the burning of many of these substances which changes their properties, often for the worse. Over 4000 chemical compounds are created by burning a cigarette, many of which are toxic and/or carcinogenic. Carbon monoxide
nitrogen oxides, hydrogen cyanide and ammonia are all present in cigarette smoke. Forty-three known carcinogens are in mainstream smoke, sidestream smoke, or both.

It’s chilling to think about not only how smokers poison themselves, but what others are exposed to by breathing in the secondhand smoke. The next time you’re missing your old buddy, the cigarette, take a good long look at this list and see them for what they are: a delivery system for toxic chemicals and carcinogens.

Cigarettes offer people only a multitude of smoking-related diseases and ultimately death.

Smokers…if you are brave enough then have a look.

http://quitsmoking.about.com/cs/nicotineinhaler/a/cigingredients.htm
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By: JAM123

JAM123 — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:29:59 +0000

Bad that they put so much rubbish into cigarettes.!!! Pass my Camels please.!!!
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By: The alchemist

The alchemist — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:13:59 +0000

That is nothing compared to this:
"Last week our organization, the Environmental Working Group, released a study of chemicals in umbilical cord blood from ten babies born in U.S. hospitals in August and September 2004 (EWG 2005). Two commercial laboratories analyzed the samples for 413 industrial chemicals, environmental pollutants, and pesticides. The tests showed 287 chemicals altogether in these 10 samples, including PCBs, perfluorochemicals, methylmercury, commercial flame retardants (polybrominated diphenyl ethers), brominated and chlorinated dibenzodioxins and dibenzofurans, and more. Our study joins a wealth of other investigations of chemicals in umbilical cord blood that collectively document widespread exposures to chemicals that begin in utero."
from here:
http://www.ewg.org/reports/bodyburden2/petition_cdc_20050721.php

Do you have children? Do you own non-stick pans? How many commercial ‘air fresheners’ in your house?
We are being poisoned from birth. And it’s political suicide to address the root of the problems. The tobacco lobby is immune. In the EU all that gets put in your mouth has to declare it’s ingredients on the packaging. Except cigarettes and alcohol. Say no more. I got rid of the non-stick pans and feel happier for it. Even if it means i spend much more time scrubbing my stainless steel ones
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By: goin.back.2bed¦-}

goin.back.2bed¦-} — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:07:59 +0000

DOH!!!!

I still smoke this dirty weed daily….

Need it..Want it..Love it..Can’t help it!!!

HELP!!!!!!!

Me thinks I need re-conditioning!!! Or serious therapy or need to go back to pre-teen and know then what I know now!!!!?

X
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By: kookaburradezigns

kookaburradezigns — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:41:59 +0000

Yes it is frightening…
But I suffer from terminal illness and I figure I dont drink (ex alcoholic) and dont do drugs (ex addict), so what if I go a few years earlier, I am terminal anyway..
I know it might not be a healthy way to look at it..
But cigarettes relax me and I have been able to decrease my pain medication (morphine) because the cigarettes relax my muscles that tense due to pain…
I may sound crazy, but my quality of life would not be improved much and for the 5 cigarettes I smoke a day I am going to keep doing it..
Thank you for listing this, it is very good advice…
But at the same time it is up to the individual and we all have different reasons for smoking..
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By: Simon D

Simon D — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:19:59 +0000

Hey guess what, I get larger doses of all these chemicals by taking a walk in my city.
At least by smoking, I am making it MY choice.
And no I don’t smoke around non-smokers.

Seeing as I pay 70% tax on every packet, which should go towards healthcare, (and I get refused equal healthcare and health insurance) this means other should be benefiting. Why don’t you go harass extreme sportmen and mountain climbers. They do not contribute, and they endanger the lives of volunteer rescuers. No? Go after drinkers then, it causes street violence and domestic abuse – I’ve never hit anyone (first).
Pornography? – people say it leads to rape? No?

Come back when you have made your perfect little sanitised world, and we’ll talk again.
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By: stephanie m

stephanie m — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 07:59:59 +0000

I have read alot about smoke and what it contains and I believe
that the above statement is totally right. I had back surgery and
later found out that something in smoke deteriorates discs. I
found that alot of back surgery patients were smokers. I quit thank god.
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By: kiwi

kiwi — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 07:23:59 +0000

I think there’s a whole lot more than that! I’ve seen longer lists.

I gave up cigarettes after a 42 year addiction to them. Could not do that alone. Needed an on line support group. Highly recommend it. Quitnet.com. Free. Excellent support.

I used nicotine gum, too. Have been away from all those poisons 4 yrs, 11 months now. Never gonna smoke again.
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By: sexycana06

sexycana06 — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 07:00:59 +0000

I think it’s disgusting that people still smoke these things even after their price keeps going up and for what??? So they can hurry up and get cancer or some related disease!!!!
I hope this helps people to realize the damage this nasty little things cause.

Happy Holidays
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