Lighter Fluid And Other Chemicals That Enter Your Body When You Smoke

Tap to Read ➤ Every time you smoke, you consume hazardous substances that can have detrimental effects on your health. Take a look at the ingredients in cigarettes and how it affects your body. Amritha Krishnan

1. Nicotine (insecticide) Increases blood pressure, heart rate, narrows the arteries & heart attack risk.

2. Ammonia (toilet cleaner) Can irritate the nose, throat, and respiratory tract. It may even result in lung damage or death.

3. Methanol (rocket fuel) Various adverse health effects, including neurological, gastrointestinal, and other effects.

4. Carbon monoxide Causes heart and blood vessel damage.

5. Arsenic (poison) Increases risk of lung, kidney, and bladder cancer and heart disease.

6. Methane (sewer gas) Causes headache, difficulty breathing and suffocation, nausea and vomiting, heart palpitations, dizziness and blurry vision, and flu-like symptoms.

7. Butane (lighter fluid) Can result in abnormalities of the heart and lungs.

Cadmium (batteries) Stearic acid (candle wax) Acetic acid (vinegar) Hexamine (adhesive, lighter fluid) Toluene (industrial solvent) Here are the other chemicals found in cigarettes

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