2. What do these have in common?
Gas chamber Cigarette
http://furtherglory.wordpress.com/2010/08/30/how-many-
of-the-nazi-gas-chambers-are-still-in-existence/
http://www.iconarchive.com/tag/cigarette
3. Hydrogen Cyanide
Lethal chemical in cigarette smoke
Causes mucus to accumulate in lungs, resulting in chronic bronchitis
(Holzman, p.4)
Gas chamber poison (Chemicals in Cigarettes, p.1)
4. What do these have in common?
Car exhaust fumes Cigarette smoke
http://ts1.mm.bing.net/th?&id=HN.608000136112311
397&w=300&h=300&c=0&pid=1.9&rs=0&p=0
http://www.switched.com/2008/03/13/ciga
rette-smoke-causes-wii-to-malfunction/
5. Carbon Monoxide
Lethal chemical fumes emitted from car exhausts (Chemicals in Cigarettes,
p.1)
Poisons the blood
Each hemoglobin molecule has four oxygen-binding sites. CO occupies them
with over 200 times more strength than oxygen (Holzman, p.4)
6. What do these have in common?
Pesticide Cigarette
http://freefromharm.org/agriculture-environment/why-
would-we-want-to-have-an-infamous-pro-pesticide-
lobbiest-as-our-countrys-agricultural-trade-negotiator/
http://nativemothering.com/2011/04
/breastfeeding-and-cigarette-
smoking/
7. Nicotine
Used in pesticides to kill insects
Most well-known chemical in tobacco
Imposter neurotransmitter
Creates feelings of alertness, relaxation, and cravings for more nicotine
(Nicotine Patches, p.15)
8. Works Cited
"Chemicals in Cigarettes." New York State Smokers' Quitline. NY State Department of Health
Tobacco Control Program, n.d. Web. 13 Apr. 2014.
<http://www.nysmokefree.com/subpage.aspx?p=40&p1=4020>.
"Cigarette Ingredients." Tri-County Cessation Center. Tri-County Cessation Center, n.d. Web.
13 Apr. 2014. <http://www.tricountycessation.org/tobaccofacts/Cigarette-
Ingredients.html>.
Crocker, Wendy E M. "Toxic Elements in Cigarette Smoke." Royal Society of Chemistry. Royal
Society of Chemistry, 25 Nov. 2005. Web. 13 Apr. 2014.
<http://www.rsc.org/publishing/chemscience/volume/2005/12/toxic_smoke.asp>.
Holzman, David. "Smoking." Chemmatters 15 Oct. 1992: 4-6. Print.
"Nicotine Patches." Chemmatters 15 Oct. 1992: 15. Print.
