The unbelieveable part about smoking is that cigarettes contain more than 1,200 toxic chemicals. The most popular toxin, which has received a lot of attention, is Tar. Another toxin in cigarettes is nicotine , which is found in the tobacco leaves. Nicotine is what makes cigarettes so addicting. The stimulating effect produces strong physiological and psychological dependency.
People smoke to help themselves relax, and they even obtain a certain amount of pleasure.
Well, they are wrong. The U.S. Surgeon General stated that smokeless tobacco represents a significant health risk, and is just as addicting. The users of smokeless tobacco has increased in the last fifteen years, bringing the number to approximately 15 million Americans. This increases the risk for being overweight, and having high blood pressure. And just like smoking, nicotine is present is smokeless tobacco, and has many health risks as described earlier.