This document discusses the harmful chemicals found in both cigarette smoke and Nazi gas chambers. It notes that hydrogen cyanide, a lethal chemical used in gas chambers, is also found in cigarette smoke and causes lung issues. Similarly, it describes how carbon monoxide, a poisonous gas from car exhaust, is also present in cigarette smoke and prevents oxygen from binding to hemoglobin in the blood. Finally, it mentions that nicotine, the addictive substance in cigarettes, is also used as a pesticide to kill insects. The document aims to demonstrate the dangerous chemicals shared between cigarette smoke and other toxic fumes and gases.

1. Chemistry of Cigarettes
By Alex Edgeworth

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
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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.