Here are some hidden chemicals you can find in a cigarette. The toluene in glue and cigarettes is a toxic substance that produces euphoria and irritation of the airways and lungs. Cadmium is extremely poisonous and can be found in cigarettes, it results in kidney damage. Tar is an ingredient found in roads and tires, as well as cigarettes. A two-pack-a-day smoker inhales one gram of tar a day. That is a quart of thick, gooey tar inhaled a year. Mothballs contain naphthalenes, also found in cigarettes. This proven poison causes reproductive and brain breakdown. The arsenic used to kill rats is also found in cigarettes. It causes irritated lungs, abnormal heartbeat, 
and other symptoms. Acetone is an ingredient found in nail polish remover as well as cigarettes. It is a harsh chemical that irritates your lungs and can lead to cancer. The ammonia in bleach speeds nicotine delivery to smokers and changes cigarette tar readings, making it seem lower. The toxic phenol in plastics and cigarettes can cause kidney and liver damage and reduced blood pressure, resulting in severe sickness and possibly death. The toxic phenol in plastics and cigarettes can cause kidney and liver damage and reduced blood pressure, resulting in severe sickness and possibly death.
Despite this, people still smoke. The desire to fit in is usually what causes a person to smoke. This desire allows the habit of smoking to go into the subconscious mind and gets associated with survival. By fitting in, we are part of a group, and therefore, there is safety. This makes smoking a habit that can be very hard to give up and cause us to ignore the dangers of smoking cigarettes.