Cigarette Ingredients

 

 Repost ~ / Quote ~
from misty101 11/05 ~

Are things going a bit "ruff" ~~ hmmm~~ wonder why?

With all the herbicides, agricultural changes, manufacturing changes, etc., sik stix were much much more than "just" nicotine!

Perhaps this shall help ye realize why yer body shall be going through withdrawal pangs (no, quittin' is NOT just "habit" nor a "social change") ~ all these toxins and carcinogens are in each sick stick!!! We've been poisoned, slowly, for years! And our internal organs need time to heal.

Meanwhile, we shall suffer the metabolic, emotional angst and other roller coaster rides. We just need to have the "tools" on hand to counter-attack any notion or nudge from that ole nicodemon! Truly!

So, please buckle up, hug yer loved ones and tell them that ye will be experiencin' some changes ~ and yer spouse/loved ones, especially, perhaps may begin to understand what might be behind some of any sudden rages or emotional outbursts that ye might have.

No, not everyone has them...but when they hit, well, DUCK!!! lol ... And, keep a sense of humor! It shall serve ye well. And please pay attention to when ye need quietude or solitude.

'Tis awfully ruff to "run around" every day sayin' "i'm sorry...." Sometimes when we get hit with the heebie jeebies, etc., it just may be better to say "oh, let me think for a minute..." and excuse yerself while ye seek that inner calm, ok?

Tis is rather long....
~RECIPE WARNING~
From misty101 on 11/22/2005 4:03:52 PM
If ever we needed reminding ~ please watch out: the Nicodemon may try to trick you with his Recipe for Disease, Disability and Disaster:

After reading this, i think i'll opt for the pie: the whole thing...just keep this cr&p away from me ~ toss this recipe in the Dungeon ~ HAZMAT DEPT!

Source: http://whyquit.com/whyquit/A_Tobacco_Additives.html

Nicotine

A Destructive Natural Pesticide Which ...
Is extremely addictive when smoked
Is extremely addictive when chewed
Causes addiction as permanent as alcoholism
Is harder to quit than heroin or cocaine
Is not medicine and its use not therapy
Is ineffective as a stand-alone quitting aid
Prevents pre-cancerous cells from dying
Accelerates cancer tumor growth rates
Contributes to artery hardening
Has a metabolite which may cause cancer
May kill brain cells and impair memory
Is linked to lung cancer
Likely causes brain damage and depression
Is also a fetus destroying teratogen
Kills half of adult smokers 13-14 years early
Is beat by never taking another puff or chew!



Plus 44 Suspected Cancer Causing
Chemicals in Each and Every Puff
4-Aminobiphenyl
Benzene
Cadmium
Chromium
2-Naphthylamine
Nickel
Polonium-210 (Radon)
Vinyl Chloride
Acrylonitrile
Benzo[a]anthracene
Benzo[a]pyrene
1,3-Butadiene
Dibenz(a,h)anthracene
Formaldehyde
N-Nitrosodiethylamine
N-Nitrosodimethylamine
Acetaldehyde
Benzo[b]fluoranthene
Benzo[j]fluoranthene
Benzo[k]fluoranthene
Dibenz[a,h]acridine
Dibenz[a,j]acridine
7H-Dibenz[c,g]carbazole
Dibenzo(a,i)pyrene
Dibenzo(a,I)pyrene
1,1-Dimethylhydrazine
Hydrazine
Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene
Lead
5-Methylchrysene
NNK
2-Nitropropane
N-Nitrosodiethanolamine
N-Nitrosomethylethylamine
N-Nitrosomorpholine
N'-Nitrosonornicotine (NNN)
N-Nitrosopyrrolidine
Quinolineiv
ortho-Toluidine
Urethane (Ethyl Carbamate
Chrysene
Crotonaldehyde
N'-Nitrosoanabasine (NAB)
N'-Nitrosoanatabine (NAT)

Source:Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada, March 1999


Plus 4,000 Extra Chemicals in
Each and Every Puff Including ...
Acenaphthene
Acetamide
Acridine
Acrolein
Acrylamide
Aluminum
Ammonia
Anabasine
Anatabine
Aniline
Anodmine
Anthanthrene
Anthracene
Arachidic acid
Argon
Arsnic
Azapyrene
Azulene
Benzimidazole
Beryllium
Bipyridyl
Butadiene
Butane
Butylbenzene
Caffeic acid
Campesterol
Caproic acid
Caprylic acid
Captan
Carboline
Carbon monoxide
Carbon oxysulfide
Carotene
Catechol
Copper
Cresol
Chrysene
Cichoriin
Cobalt
Collidine
Copper
Coronene
Cotinine
Coumarin
Crotonaldehyde
Cyanogen
Cycloartenol
Dibenzo
Diethyl ketone
DDT/Dieldrin
Dipentene
Ergosterol
Esculetin
Ethane
Ethanol
Ethylamine
Ethylene
Ethylphenois
Eugenol
Ferulic acid
Fluoranthene
Fluorene
Formic acid
Furan
Furfural
Furoic acid
Glutamic acid
Glycolic acid
Guaiacol
Gudham
Harman
Heptylic acid
Hexamine
Hydrazine
Hydrogen cyanide
Hydrogen sulfide
Hydrogen thiocyanide
Hydroquinone
Indole
Ionene
Iron
Isobutane
Isobutylene
Isobutyraldehyde
Isobutyric acid
Isoprene
Ispropylbenzene
Isoquinoline
Isosqualene
Ketoglutaric acid
Lathrein
Lauric acid
Levantenolide
Levulinic acid
Limonene
Linoleic acid
Lohitam
Lutidine
Magnesium
Maleic anhydride
Malic acid
Malonic acid
Mercury
Mesitol
Methane
Methanol
Methylamine
Methyleugenol
Methylglyoxal
Myosmine
Myristic acid
Napthalene
Nickel
Nicotinamide
Nicotinic acid
Nicotrine
Nicotyrine
Nitrobenzene
Nitrogen oxides
Nitromethane
Nonylic acid
Nomicotine
Nornicotyrine
Norphytene
Obeline
Oleic acid
Oxalic acid
Palmitic acid
Palmitoleic acid
Palmitone
Perylene
Phenanthrene
Phenanthridine
Phthalic acid
Phytadienes
Phytol
Phytone
Picoline
Plastoquinone
Poikiline
Potassium
Propane
Propionaldehyde
Propionic acid
Propylbenzene
Propylene
Pyndine
Pyrene
Pyridine
Pyrrole
Pyrrolidine
Pyruvic acid
Quinoline
Quinoxalilne
Reductic acid
Resin acid
Resorcinol
Scopoletin
Scopolin
Socratine
Silicon
Sitosterol
Skatole
Sodium
Solanesenes
Solanone
Squalene
Stigmasterol
Stearic acid
Strontium
Styrene
Thiocyanogen
Titanium
Toluene
Trimethylamine
Triphenylene
Veleric acid
Xylenols
Zinc
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i'll take each and every extra pound of delicious morsel of food over even a puff of one of those Toxic Stix!

And please be patient with yerself. Give yer body time to heal! Yes, yer gonna hit some ruff patches ~ that's a sign of yer innards withdrawin' from the effects of YEARS of bein' slowly poisoned.

Add antioxidants to yer diet and drink lots of water, cran juice, and take a good multi vitamin if ye can. And exercise. The faster ye can get those poisons outta yer system... the better yer gonna feel! Honest!

So Happy smoke free Thanksgiving ~ enjoy!

KTQ ~ enjoy a long, smoke free life

jan. <:} Day 210, and giving thanks for it! [and for each of you who helped me get to Day 210!]
[now i'm on Day 894]

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