Hi Doodle, heaven help us when we are tasked with making explanations for companies whose main goal is to keep people addicted so that their products will sell.
The additives do lots of things...they are used to try to reduce tar, to improve taste, AND to keep people addicted. About 50 of the chemicals are known to be carcinogenic. Just think about inhaling these into your lungs when you smoke: turpentine, toluene (embalmer's glue), styrene (found in insulation), phenol (used in disinfectants), nickel, mercury, methoprene (an insecticide for pets), lead, formaldehyde, cadmium (used in paint and batteries), benzene, arsenic, acetone (nail polish remover, and ammonia.
The list of additives is no secret -- the US government approved a list of 599 chemicals in 1994 that were requested by the five major cigarette companies. The chemicals were tested for food products, but never tested by burning them, which is the way many of these become toxic and carcinogenic.
You can do your own search on "chemicals in cigarettes" and find lots more information.
Rusty :mad: :gasp: :(
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