Plumas County Public Health Agency
Tobacco Use Reduction Program

What's In a Cigarette?

Cigarettes contain over 4,000 chemicals, with over 43 known to cause cancer.

• Acetone - nail polish
• Acetic acid-vinegar
• Ammonia-floor/toilet cleaner
• Arsenic-poison
• Butane-cigarette lighter fluid
• Cadmium-rechargeable batteries
• Carbon monoxide-car exhaust fumes
• DDT/Dieldrin-insecticides
• Ethanol-alcohol
• Formaldehyde-preserver of dead bodies
• Hexamine-barbeque lighter
• Hydrogen cyanide-gas chamber poison
• Methane-swamp gas
• Methanol-rocket fuel
• Nitrous Oxide Phenols-disinfectant
• Nitrobenzene-gasoline additive
• Nicotine-insecticide/addictive drug
• Napthalene-moth balls
• Stearic acid-candle wax
• Toluene-industrial solvent
• Vinyl Chloride-makes PVC

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