Types of poison in tobacco

It's difficult to list all of the toxin in cigarettes, as the tobacco industry doesn't make this information readily available. However, here are the top 11, most toxic and known chemicals that cigarettes contain.

1. Acetone [Active ingredient in nail polish]

2. Ammonia [colorless gas. Tobacco companies have stated it adds flavor, however scientists have discovered that ammonia allows you to absorb more nicotine, therefore keeping you hooked on smoking]

3. Arsenic [used to make insectisides, kill rats and gophers]

4. Benezene [A flammable liquid obtained from coal tar and used as a solevant.]

5. Benzoapyrene [The most cancer causing chemical in cigarette smoke, also obtained from coal tar.]

6. Butane [A hydrocarbon used as fuel]

7. Cadimum [metallic chemical used in alloys. This toxic causes damage to the liver, kidneys and brain, and stays in your body for years]

8. Formaldehyde [Gas used as a preservative dead bodies and is a disinfectant]

9. Lead [Heavy blueish-gray metallic chemical element. Lead stunts your growth and damages your brain]

10. Propylene Glycol [A sweet hygroscopic viscous liquid used as antifreeze and as a solvent in brake fluid. The tobacco industry claims they add it to keep cheap "reconstituted tobacco" from drying out, but scientists say it aids in the delivery of nicotine (tobaccos active drug) to the brain.]

11. Turpetine [colorless oil. Commonly used as paint thinner.]