What does that cigarette contain?
June 2, 2009 by Jack
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Tobacco smoke contains around 4,000 chemicals – here’s just a few of them and their impact on the body:
| Nicotine | A drug that stimulates the brain and keeps people hooked on smoking. It is responsible for the withdrawal symptoms experienced by those giving up, such as craving, anxiety, restlessness, headaches, hunger, irritability and difficulty with concentration. |
| Tar | This can settle in and damage the surfaces of the lungs, eventually causing lung diseases. |
| Carbon Monoxide | Combines with haemoglobin in the blood more readily than oxygen, making breathing less effective and putting strain on the heart. |
