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Components of a cigarette y sus causas

Smoking

Components of a cigarette

The components of a cigarette are:

  • Nicotine: responsible for most of the effects of tobacco and what causes physical dependence. The half-life of nicotine in the blood is less than two hours and, as the concentration decreases, the symptoms that awaken the desire for a cigarette appear again.
  • Irritants: the substances responsible for the typical smoker’s cough and stimulate the mucus-secreting glands, which alter the lung’s defence mechanisms.
  • Tars and carcinogens
  • Carbon monoxide is found in very high amounts in smoke. It has a great affinity with haemoglobin, which causes a decrease in the blood’s ability to carry oxygen.

Creation date: 17/09/2015 - Last modification date: 09/10/2015

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