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Why are these things put into cigarettes?

Ammonia – also found in toilet cleaners.

Acetone - found in nail varnish remover.

Cadmium - a highly poisonous metal used in batteries.

Vinyl chloride - used to make PVC.

Napthtalene - used in moth balls.

Ammonia – also found in toilet cleaners.

Acetone - found in nail varnish remover.

Cadmium - a highly poisonous metal used in batteries.

Vinyl chloride - used to make PVC.

Napthtalene - used in moth balls.

Cyanide – a lethal gas used in World War 2 gas chambers.

Formaldehyde - used to preserve dead bodies.

Arsenic - poison.

Cyanide – a lethal gas used in World War 2 gas chambers.

Formaldehyde - used to preserve dead bodies.

Arsenic - poison.

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  • 1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    A lot of things are added to even our food that are bad for us. The FDA should have put a stop to this a long time ago. There is no need of putting these things in tobacco ( a lot of it was to kill tobacco bugs at one time)

    The cigarette manufacturers are the biggest lobbyist in Washington, which has a lot to do with why government hasn't put a stop to the added ingredients.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    i wonder this all the time,, years ago it was pure 100% tobacco, why add this crap in it now????

    and the thing is,, so many people know this and still smoke, thats their problem,, i quit, im smart!, lol

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