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Is tar in tobacco smoke

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Danisayles

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16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Basically, yes. When you smoke 21 cigarettes a day (1 pack) for one year, you will have accumulated 8 ounces of tar in your lungs. If you are around someone who smokes (secondhand smoke) very often, then you might too accumulate tar in your lungs.

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