Re: (fwd) Chemical cocktail
- From: Gracenote <Augustaglenn@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 19:25:26 -0700 (PDT)
On May 29, 5:03 pm, Tihomir <t...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Sat, 8 Sep 2001 22:55:14 +0100, in alt.support.stop-smoking
"Daniel" <dsteward...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Just a few facts I read in a recent article. Usually find thinking
about this kinda stuff helps a lot when the cravings get bad. It's
just not worth lighting up!! Anyway, thought I would share...
1. Carbon Monoxide levels in a cigarette are 10,000 times more
concentrated than that produced by motorway/freeway traffic in a
rush hour. It's main effect is to lower the oxygen levels in the
blood by about 15%. It starves vital organs of oxygen and makes
the blood sticky which can increase the risk of heart attacks and
strokes.
2. A drop of nicotine injected straight into the bloodstream will
kill an adult, while a child can be poisoned from eating one
cigarette butt.
3. When nicotine burns it creates substances called nitrosamines.
These are horrifyingly carcinogenic.A typical non-smoker absorbs
1 microgram of these a day and a smokers absorb 17 micrograms per
pack of 20 smoked. A rocket fuel plant in the USA was found to be
emitting an amount equivalent to 14 micrograms a head and was
closed down for safety reasons!!
4. Some of the chemicals produced in burning tobacco include
hydrogen cyanide (used in the gas chambers), formaldehyde,
arsenic and ammonia.
5. Tobacco contains cadmium, the same metal found in car
batteries!! It is another carcinogen that mutates the cells of
the lungs.
6. A smoker of 30 cigarettes a day is exposed to the radiation
equivalent of 300 chest X-rays a year. This is because cigarettes
contain a radioactive substance called polonium. Many believe this
is the worst carcinogen in cigarettes acounting for up to 90% of
lung cancers.
--
Tihomir 2Y11M, Knin, HR 44°N 16°E
http://www.quitbuddies.org
Quote 4307 of 9163:
... Actors do it on camera.
I just printed these out to paste on the bathroom mirror. Thank you, I
needed to hear this.
Annette
After 35 years of addiction, I have been nicotine free for: Two years,
five months, one week, five days, 25 minutes and 30 seconds. 8930
cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,564.46. Life saved: 4 weeks, 3 days,
10 minutes.
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