What Chemicals Are In Tobacco Smoke? What Is Cigarette Smoke?

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What Chemicals Are In Tobacco Smoke? What Is Cigarette Smoke?

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Experts say that cigarette smoke contains over 4,000 different compounds. A significant number of them are toxic (poisonous) and can damage our cells. Many of them are carcinogenic (cause cancer).

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