What is in cigarettes that can kill you?

Answer 1

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tobacco leaves are processed in vats where chemicals are added

then the tobacco is dried and packaged.

Do you mean arsenic, strychnine and cyanide?

Arsenious pesticides were commonly used on many crops, including tobacco, but their use has been banned for decades. Arsenic occurs naturally and is absorbed by all plants (and domestic water supplies) from the environment.

Strychnine is an allelochemical produced by the strychnos genus of plants, of an entirely different family to the tobacco plant. It is used as a pesticide and rodenticide but its use is severely restricted to below-ground.

Cyanide is produced naturally by over 1,000 plant species, but not by the tobacco plant. It is present in apricots, peaches, apples, raspberries, many nuts in particular almonds, and vegetables, such as corn, butter beans and spinach.

The permitted levels of arsenic and cyanide in foods and domestic drinking water are substantially higher than those found in tobacco.

Many foods are processed in vats and chemicals added!

Answer 2

The poisons that are in a cigarette can easily kill you. The main drug in it is nicotine. Cigarettes can lead to a range of fatal cancers, especially lung cancer.

Never smoke nor do any drugs!

Answer 3

There are a number of things in cigarettes that contribute to death. Nicotine is one of the many chemicals in cigarettes. It is an addictive, calming drug that also constricts the arteries. That can contribute to Heart disease and strokes. Cigarettes also contain tar, and tar sticks inside the lungs and causes them to work less effectively. That again can lead to cardiovascular disease. However, tar is likely also carcinogenic (causes cancer), and it is not the only carcinogen in cigarettes. Carcinogens are also produced when things are burned. That is one reason why french fries are not all that good for you, since the high temperature breaks down the oils into carcinogens. Carbon monoxide is also produced when things burn, and it reduces the blood's ability to carry oxygen to the cells.

Here is a list if you prefer:

Nicotine: Constricts the arteries. This is particularly bad when the blood is either sticky or contains clots. So this makes it harder to get oxygen to the cells in the body.

Tar: Clogs and pollutes the lungs, making it harder to get oxygen into the body. It might also contribute to cancer.

Carbon monoxide: This is a waste gas produced by burning materials. It makes the blood less able to carry oxygen to the cells in the body and may make blood more sticky.

Carcinogens: Various cancer-causing chemicals. Some may act similarly to hormones but mainly for cancerous cells. Others just injure or damage cells, which could compromise their DNA and cause mutations.