Top 10 Ingredients in Cigarettes that are Harmful

After reading about the horrific effects of the top 10 ingredients in cigarettes that are harmful, you will definitely get some motivation to quit smoking.

According to the American Lung Association, one little tube of cigarette contains approximately six hundred ingredients. And when we light it up, thousands of chemicals are released which a smoker inhales in the form of cigarette smoke. A lot of the components of cigarette and cigarette smoke are not only detrimental to your health, but can also be poisonous or even cause cancer. Cigarettes are obviously harmful to the smokers, but also have a grave impact on the health of passersby, who inhale cigarette smoke and hence are called passive smokers.

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Nowadays, people are moving towards nicotine free cigarettes under the impression that this new type will cause them negligible or no harm at all. But they are sadly mistaken. If you don’t believe me, you can read up on the 5 reasons why nicotine free cigarettes are harmful and form your own opinion.

In addition to poisonous chemicals and carcinogenic (cancer-causing) substances, cigarettes also include toxic metals, sometimes even radioactive ones and when they are consumed in a large amount, they are extremely harmful to not only your lungs but the rest of your organs as well, including your heart and brain. So let’s get down to business and begin our list of top 10 ingredients in cigarettes that are harmful. To prepare it, we scoured the internet and used many sources, including QuitSmokingSupport, American Lung Association, and VeryWell, to name a few. We have considered both the ingredients contained within the cigarette itself and in cigarette smoke, as both have a severe impact on the smoker’s health; then we researched on the harmful effects of each and came up with the following. Keep reading to find out more!