Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Think Before You Smoke...

We all know that cigarettes are bad for us. But have you ever really looked into what cigarettes and cigarette smoke contain? I went to thetruth.com to show Renee some of their very clever commercials but found so much more!!! How do you feel after reading the following?:

* Hydrogen Cyanide is found in cigarette smoke. Hydrogen Cyanide is also used in prison executions.
* Acetic Acid is found in cigarettes. Acetic Acid is also found in floor wipes.
* Insects have been found in cigarettes. Insects are also found in dirt.
* Sodium Hydroxide is found in cigarettes. Sodium Hydroxide is also found in hair remover.
* Acetanisole is found in cigarettes. Acetanisole is also an ingredient in some perfumes.
* Toluene is found in cigarette smoke. Toluene is also found in dynamite.
* Hydrogen cyanide is found in cigarette smoke. Hydrogen cyanide is also in rat poison.
* Formaldehyde is found in cigarette smoke. Formaldehyde preserves the dead.
* Geraniol is found in cigarettes. Geraniol is also found in pesticides.
* Acetone is found in cigarette smoke. Acetone also removes nail polish.
* Hydrazine is found in cigarettes. Hydrazine is also found in rocket fuel.
* Toluene is found in cigarette smoke. Toluene is also found in gasoline.
* Cadmium is found in cigarettes. Cadmium is also found in batteries.
* Cinnemaldyhyde is found in cigarettes. Cinnemaldehyde is also found in pet repellant.
* Methanol is found in cigarettes. Methanol is also found in antifreeze.
* Urea is found in cigarettes. Urea is also found in Pee.
* An ingredient in mothballs- naphthalene- is also found in cigarette smoke.
* There are 11 known human carcinogens in cigarette smoke.

Those are just a few of the up to 599 additives found in cigarettes and cigarette smoke.

One of the clever commercials I showed Renee:

4 comments:

renee said...

THAT'S CRAZY!!! AND ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING!

Anonymous said...

i know!! i hate cigarettes!!! and the smell makes me rage and even more when i smell like it after taking a shower and someone smokes by me!!!

din-din said...

i love cigarettes, occasionally

din-din said...

but i do agree with the nasty smell thing...EW. i hate it more when my clients smell like it and when i shampoo their hair, the smell grows stronger when the water hits it