June, 2014 Cigarette is made of tobacco and additives which undergo complex chemical processes to form smoke that contains more than 4000 chemicals, including carbon monoxide, hydrogen cyanide, nicotine, ammonia, arsenic and vinyl chloride. These chemicals are harmful and addictive. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a federal agency, 44.5 million Americans are cigarette smokers—approximately one-fifth of the population. Ages of active cigarette smokers ranges…
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