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We all know cigarettes are bad for us. But just how bad are they?

Most people are genuinely shocked to discover exactly what they are inhaling each time they light up a smoke.

There are over 4,000 chemical compounds present in cigarette smoke. This alone should be a huge red flag!

What's more many of these compounds are confirmed carcinogens, which means they are known to cause cancer! Can you believe that? It is actually legal to sell something that contains thousands of chemicals which have been proven to cause cancer.

Here is a partial list of the toxins you are taking into your body every time you inhale smoke from a cigarette.

• Acetone – also found in finger nail polish remover
• Ammonia – used in household cleaning compounds
• Arsenic – commonly used in rat poison.
• Butane – key ingredient in lighter fluid
• Cadmium – active component in battery acid
• Carbon Monoxide – the same gas released from your car’s exhaust system
• DDT/Dieldrin – a poison used in commercial insecticides
• Ethanol – alcohol
• Hydrogen Cyanide – yet another lethal poison
• Methane – gas released from the bowels (now there’s a nice thought)
• Methanol – component of rocket fuel
• Napthalene – ingredient used in mothballs
• Nicotine – yet another insecticide, and a highly addictive substance
• Stearic Acid – found in candle wax
• Toluene – industrial strength cleaning solvent

Look at the above list one more time. This is truly fascinating isn't it?

To think you are absorbing, breathing this ultra-toxic junk every time you puff on a cigarette is just amazing.

It's beyond outrageous that such a deadly cocktail of poisons can be packaged and sold!