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tobacco has a very addictive drug called nicotine. Nicotine is a stimulant that has many side affects. Not only that but tobacco has other bad components such as tar that can line the lungs when burned and smoked.
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∙ 13y agoA single puff of tobacco contains more than 4000 chemicals and 40 of them are highly dangerous and can cause death and serious forms of lung cancer. For this reason, tobacco has been banned on all domestic flights in the U.S. The reason many people crave tobacco is because tobacco contains nicotine. Nicotine is the substance that increases the craving for tobacco. It speeds up the heart rate which increases the craving for tobacco. People who use tobacco daily create a tolerance for tobacco. Tolerance is when the body develops a need for larger and larger doses of drugs to feel the same effect. Tobacco also contains tarwhich is a black substance which coats the linings of the lung. Tar creates a disease called emphysema which destroys the lungs. In addition, tobacco contains carbon monoxide which is a colorless, oderless, poisonous gas.
All things considered, it is important to avoid tobacco. Many people think that smokeless tobacco is a good alternative. But it is not true. In fact, smokeless tobacco contains more nicotine and tar than cigarettes do.
Pregnant mothers should not use tobacco for risks of birth defects in their child. If they do, they risk their child being a smoke addict.
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What kind of chemicals are in tobacco?
The chemicals that are in Tobacco are Nicotine and to be honest it has Rat poisoning(a chemical used to kill rats)in it.
What is the ingredients in grizzly wintergreen tobacco?
70% us tobacco 30% foreign tobacco (just shredded tobacco leaves), chemicals, and favoring
Do cigar tobacco have the same chemicals a cigarettes?
Cigars have no added chemicals like cigarettes.
What inside the cigarettes?
The maiN ingredient is Tobacco .. Cigarettes contain over 4000 chemicals ....
Is tobacco addiction purely psychological?
No. There are chemicals added to tobacco in cigaretts that aid and strengthen physical addiction.
What poisonous chemicals are found in tobacco smoke?
It is called nicotine.
How does tobacco blind you?
Tobacco has chemicals that mess up your body and eventually makes you blind or has you eyes get blurry and worse.
Does smokeless tobacco present a reduced risk for lung cancer?
Inhalation of chemicals and particles in smoke, including tobacco smoke, strongly increases the risk of lung cancer. But other chemicals in tobacco, mainly nicotine, may affect the circulatory system.
Are cigars just straight tobacco or do they put chemicals in it too?
Bananas are the answer!
Is dipping or chewing tobacco is just as dangerous as smoking?
Yes, dipping or chewing tobacco is just as dangerous as smoking. It isn't only the smoke from the cigarette that can harm you, it is the tobacco and other chemicals in the tobacco product.
Dipping or chewing tobacco is just as dangerous as smoking it.?
Yes, dipping or chewing tobacco is just as dangerous as smoking. It isn't only the smoke from the cigarette that can harm you, it is the tobacco and other chemicals in the tobacco product.
Is tobacco drugs?
Tobacco does indeed contain a very addictive and dangerous drug, nicotine. Nicotine stimulates the pleasure center in the brain in a similar way to many illegal drugs. Tobacco smoke also contains many dangerous chemicals including chemicals which cause cancer.
