A cigar has considerably more nicotine and tar than a cigarette.
Amounts vary with size and type of cigar.
Cigar smoke produces 30 times more carbon monoxide than cigarette smoke. Cigar smokers have even higher rates of mouth, tongue, throat and voice box cancer than cigarette smokers. Tobacco smoke does not have to be inhaled into the lungs to affect the heart and circulation. Nicotine is absorbed by the lining of the mouth and throat whether or not the smoker inhales. People who switch from cigarettes to cigars tend to smoke cigars like cigarettes.