What's in Cigarette Smoke, Anyway?

Professor at Stanford University 's Dr. Robert Proctor looked at tons of public documents to know what companies put in cigarettes snuff . He found some unusual ingredients such as :

    
Urea, a compound found in the urine
    
Diammonium phosphate , which is used to make fertilizer
    
Levulinic acid used in cleaning solvents
    
Ammonia is a toxic gas
    
Formaldehyde, a chemical used in many construction materials household products .
    
Chocolate ( Hershey bar not the type, the kind of cooking bitter)
He even found the secretions from the anal gland of the civet and Siberian ---- ew , disgusting beaver !
These are just some of the more than 158 selected additives cigarette manufacturers wrap their cigarettes.
What makes smoking so addictive ?
You may wonder why manufacturers of snuff --- add these ingredients ? Nicotine, the main chemical in all products of snuff and other ingredients are designed to make cigarettes addictive . Addiction is when a person has a compulsive need to find and use a substance even when they understand the damage it can cause. For example , smoking is responsible for 90 % of all lung cancers , but these chemicals , it is very difficult to stop :

    
Nicotine increases dopamine in the brain to produce feelings of pleasure and reward.
    
Chocolate is designed to make cigarettes taste better, but cocoa is also a bronchodilator , which means it helps open the lungs and makes them more susceptible to smoking.
    
Ammonia breaks down nicotine molecules in a "free base" condition, since the process of developing the powerful and addictive as crack , which adds to the power of cigarettes.
    
Levulinic acid increases the efficacy of the absorption of nicotine , or to join , in the brain .
    
Licorice, nutmeg extract, dandelion root , sugar and juice plum flavors are added to cigarettes that make smoking smoother and smell better .
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Research Mr. Proctor found some odd complaints from smokers in recent years . For example , a document from 1994 revealed Philip Morris Co. contamination in cigarettes rubber bands , belts and machine lubricants , solvents and ink stamp , fiberglass and plastics, and stains that have been described as "compatible with the blood. "This does not even include insects or worms (dead and alive ! ) Who were reported in cigarettes !

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