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These are just a few of the chemicals that float into your lungs when you are exposed to secondhand smoke:

  • Hydrogen cyanide -- a highly poisonous gas used in chemical weapons and pest control
  • Benzene -- a component of gasoline
  • Formaldehyde -- a chemical used to embalm corpses
  • Carbon monoxide -- a poisonous gas found in car exhaust

Plus there is the danger of lung cancer and it causes your lungs to shrivel up and turn black (if exposed a lot).

About half of the chemicals from a cigarette go to the smoker and the other half float in the air for others to inhale.

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