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Require the tobacco industry to print on each cigarette pack a complete listing of ingredients found in cigarettes.

Created by A.P. on January 25, 2013

There are approximately 600 ingredients in cigarettes. When burned, they create more than 4,000 chemicals. At least 50 of these chemicals are known to cause ,cancer, and many are poisonous.
While the public is warned about the danger of the poisons in many products, there is no such warning for the toxins in tobacco smoke. Here are a few of the chemicals in tobacco smoke:
Acetone, Acetic Acid, Ammonia ,Arsenic used in rat poison, Benzene , Butane ,Cadmium active component in battery acid, Carbon Monoxide ,Formaldehyde ,Lead , Naphthalene an ingredient in moth balls , Methanol a main component in rocket fuel, Toluene used to manufacture paint., Nicotine is highly addictive. The tar in cigarettes increases a smoker's risk of lung cancer, emphysema, and bronchial disorders.

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