What is the most harmful ingredient in cigarettes?

Out of the 2,000+ Chemicals in cigarettes what is the most hazardous to health? Just curious.

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Good call. I'd say fire was a close second.

Mmmmmmhhhh...cigarettes are delicious!

Nicotine.

i dont know which is most dangerous, but they do put ammonia in cigarettes. most notably phillip morris

I was thinking it was either nicotine or tar. But they do have small traces of rat poison in them.

Originally posted by Flamboyant4Life
I was thinking it was either nicotine or tar. But they do have small traces of rat poison in them.

Nicotine is what makes tobacco (all forms, not just cigarettes) addictive but it's the tar that does the most damage. Tar builds up in the lungs and hampers breathing. Tar also destroys lung tissue. Tar is the black resiny substance in cigarette residue, stains, and burns.

Originally posted by Darth_Erebus
Nicotine is what makes tobacco (all forms, not just cigarettes) addictive but it's the tar that does the most damage. Tar builds up in the lungs and hampers breathing. Tar also destroys lung tissue. Tar is the black resiny substance in cigarette residue, stains, and burns.

That may be but Nicotine still is the most dangerous...very poisonous I believe to have heard and therefore know.

It's claimed some contain arsenic, formaldehyde, DDT, lead, and cyanide.

Yes that is true.

The scent itself is enough to kill a person.

that's why I smoke marijuana cigarettes...........no harmful chemicals.......just sweet, sweet THC.

Hm..................embombinmg type fluid..........forget its name.

[edit] oh really???

sadly I can no longer partake in the goodness of that sweet, sweet herb due to drug testing at work. I must admit I am limited to only smoking Marlboro lights.

100's

Originally posted by Bardock42
Nicotine.

✅ without the addiction the other ingredients wouldnt cause as much damage.

People here in MI kinda roll there own with pure tobacco with non of the other ingredients.............cheap too. from I hear a cartine is like 60 bucks...............these people do it for about 15.

wtf?

a carton of Marlboros cost $27.....MI, KY, OH, anywhere........

where you from in MI? I'm from Ypsilanti

Originally posted by forumcrew
✅ without the addiction the other ingredients wouldnt cause as much damage.

Yeah...well...and it is a really strong nerve poison....