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Of the more than 7,000 chemicals in tobacco smoke, at least 250 are known to be harmful, including hydrogen cyanide, carbon monoxide, and ammonia, the National Cancer Institute stated

These compounds include nicotine, cadmium, hydrogen cyanide, arsenic, ammonia, formaldehyde, carbon monoxide, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and even radioactive materials from fertilizer used in tobacco farming

That approximately 50 percent of smokers who were Hispanic, female, ages 18-25 and 26-34, lesbian/gay and adults with mental health problems, used menthol in 2020 is higher than previously reported and suggests use has expanded across all segments of the population of adults who smoke cigarettes, noted said Renee D

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