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       [s][left][font=arial]A cigarette (French: "small cigar", from
       cigare + -ette) is a small roll of finely cut tobacco leaves
       wrapped in a cylinder of thin paper for smoking. The cigarette
       is ignited at one end and allowed to smoulder; its smoke is
       inhaled from the other end, which is held in or to the mouth and
       in some cases a cigarette holder may be used as well. Most
       modern manufactured cigarettes are filtered and include
       reconstituted tobacco and other additives.[1]
       The term cigarette, as commonly used, refers to a tobacco
       cigarette but can apply to similar devices containing other
       herbs, such as cloves or cannabis. A cigarette is distinguished
       from a cigar by its smaller size, use of processed leaf, and
       paper wrapping, which is normally white, though other colors are
       occasionally available. Cigars are typically composed entirely
       of whole-leaf tobacco.
       Rates of cigarette smoking vary widely, and have changed
       considerably over the course of history – since cigarettes were
       first widely used in the mid-19th century. While rates of
       smoking have over time leveled off or declined in the developed
       world, they continue to rise in developing nations.[2][3]
       Nicotine, the primary psychoactive chemical in tobacco and
       therefore cigarettes, is believed to be psychologically
       addictive, although it does not engender a physiological
       dependency (e.g. discontinuation does not evoke somatic
       withdrawal syndromes as do drugs such as alcohol or opioids).
       Statistically each cigarette smoked shortens the user's lifespan
       by 11 minutes.[4] About half of cigarette smokers die of
       tobacco-related disease[5] and lose on average 14 years of
       life.[6] Cigarette use by pregnant women has also been shown to
       cause birth defects, including mental and physical
       disabilities.[7] Secondhand smoke from cigarettes has been shown
       to be injurious to bystanders,[8][9][10][11] which has led to
       legislation that has banned their smoking in many workplaces and
       public areas. New research has shown that thirdhand smoke, which
       are caused when tobacco traces are transmitted through a
       secondhand smoker to a third person, increases the probability
       of lung-related diseases. Cigarettes are the most frequent
       source of fires in private homes, which has prompted the
       European Union and the United States to ban cigarettes that are
       not fire standard compliant by 2011.[12][13][/font][/left][/s]
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       By: persekarv Date: August 9, 2011, 8:01 am
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       The earliest forms of cigarettes were largely indistinguishable
       from their predecessor, the cigar. Cigarettes have been attested
       in Central America around the 9th century in the form of reeds
       and smoking tubes. The Maya, and later the Aztecs, smoked
       tobacco and various psychoactive drugs in religious rituals and
       frequently depicted priests and deities smoking on pottery and
       temple engravings. The cigarette and the cigar were the most
       common methods of smoking in the Caribbean, Mexico and Central
       and South America until recent times.[14]
       The South and Central American cigarette used various plant
       wrappers; when it was brought back to Spain, maize wrappers were
       introduced, and by the 17th century, fine paper. The resulting
       product was called papelate and is documented in Goya's
       paintings La Cometa, La Merienda en el Manzanares, and El juego
       de la pelota a pala (18th century).[15]
       By 1830, the cigarette had crossed into France, where it
       received the name cigarette; and in 1845, the French state
       tobacco monopoly began manufacturing them.[15]
       In the English-speaking world, the use of tobacco in cigarette
       form became increasingly popular during and after the Crimean
       War, when British soldiers began emulating their Ottoman Turkish
       comrades and Russian enemies, who had begun rolling and smoking
       tobacco in strips of old newspaper for lack of proper
       cigar-rolling leaf.[15] This was helped by the development of
       tobaccos that are suitable for cigarette use, and by the
       development of the Egyptian cigarette export industry.
       Francisco Goya's La Cometa, depicting a man smoking an early
       quasi-cigarette.
       Cigarettes may have been initially used in a manner similar to
       pipes and cigars and not inhaled; for evidence, see the Lucky
       Strike ad campaign asking consumers "Do You Inhale?" from the
       30's. As cigarette tobacco became milder and more acidic
       inhaling may have become more agreeable. On the other hand,
       Moltke noticed in the 1830s (cf. Unter dem Halbmond) that
       Ottomans (and he himself) inhaled the Turkish tobacco and
       Latakia from their pipes[16] (which are both initially
       sun-cured, acidic leaf varieties).
       The widespread smoking of cigarettes in the Western world is
       largely a 20th century phenomenon – at the start of the century
       the per capita annual consumption in the USA was 54 cigarettes
       (with less than 0.5% of the population smoking more than 100
       cigarettes per year), and consumption there peaked at 4,259 per
       capita in 1965. At that time about 50% of men and 33% of women
       smoked (defined as smoking more than 100 cigarettes per
       year).[17] By 2000, consumption had fallen to 2,092 per capita,
       corresponding to about 30% of men and 22% of women smoking more
       than 100 cigarettes per year, and by 2006 per capita consumption
       had declined to 1,691;[18] implying that about 21% of the
       population smoked 100 cigarettes or more per year.
       German Doctors were the first to identify the link between
       smoking and lung cancer which led to the first anti-tobacco
       movement in Nazi Germany.[19][20] During World War I and World
       War II, cigarettes were rationed to soldiers. During the Vietnam
       War, cigarettes were included with C-ration meals. It was only
       in 1975 that the government quit putting cigarettes in military
       rations. During the second half of the 20th century, the adverse
       health effects of cigarettes started to become widely known and
       text-only health warnings became commonplace on cigarette
       packets. Warnings became prevalent but unpopular, mainly due to
       the political influences held by tobacco growers. The United
       States has not yet implemented graphical cigarette warning
       labels, which are considered a more effective method to
       communicate to the public the dangers of cigarette smoking.[21]
       Canada, Thailand, Malaysia, India, Australia, Brazil, New
       Zealand, the United Kingdom, France, Romania, Singapore and
       Turkey however, have both textual warnings and graphic visual
       images displaying, among other things, the damaging effects
       tobacco use has on the human body.
       The cigarette has evolved much since its conception; for
       example, the thin bands that travel transverse to the "axis of
       smoking" (thus forming circles along the length of the
       cigarette) are alternate sections of thin and thick paper to
       facilitate effective burning when being drawn, and retard
       burning when at rest. Synthetic particulate filters remove some
       of the tar before it reaches the smoker.
       [edit] Manufacturing
       Diagram of a cigarette.
       1. Filter made of 95% cellulose acetate.
       2. Tipping paper to cover the filter.
       3. Rolling paper to cover the tobacco.
       4. Tobacco blend.
       Modern commercially manufactured cigarettes are seemingly simple
       objects consisting mainly of a tobacco blend, paper, PVA glue to
       bond the outer layer of paper together, and often also a
       cellulose acetate–based filter.[22] While the assembly of
       cigarettes is straightforward, much focus is given to the
       creation of each of the components, in particular the tobacco
       blend, which may contain over 600 ingredients,[23] many of them
       flavoring for the tobacco. A key ingredient that makes
       cigarettes more addictive is the inclusion of reconstituted
       tobacco, which has additives to make nicotine more volatile as
       the cigarette burns.[1]
       [edit] Paper
       Main article: Cigarette paper
       The paper for holding the tobacco blend may vary in porosity to
       allow ventilation of the burning ember or contain materials that
       control the burning rate of the cigarette and stability of the
       produced ash. The papers used in tipping the cigarette (forming
       the mouthpiece) and surrounding the filter stabilize the
       mouthpiece from saliva and moderate the burning of the cigarette
       as well as the delivery of smoke with the presence of one or two
       rows of small laser-drilled air holes.[24]
       According to Simon Chapman, a professor of public health at the
       University of Sydney, the burning agents in cigarette paper are
       responsible for fires and reducing them would be a simple and
       effective means of dramatically reducing the ignition propensity
       of cigarettes.[25] Since the 1980s, prominent cigarette
       manufacturers such as Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds developed
       fire-safe cigarettes but did not market them.[citation needed]
       The burn rate of cigarette paper is regulated through the
       application of different forms of micro crystalline cellulose to
       the paper.[26] Cigarette paper has been specially engineered by
       creating bands of different porosity to create "fire-safe"
       cigarettes. These cigarettes have a reduced idle burning speed
       which allows them to self-extinguish.[27] This fire-safe paper
       is manufactured by mechanically altering the setting of the
       paper slurry.[28]
       New York was the first U.S. state to mandate that all cigarettes
       manufactured or sold within the state comply with a fire safe
       standard. Canada has passed a similar nation-wide mandate based
       on the same standard. All U.S. states are gradually passing
       fire-safe mandates.[29]
       European Union wishes to ban in 2011 cigarettes that are not
       fire-safe. According to a study made by European Union in 16
       European countries, 11,000 fires were due to people carelessly
       handling cigarettes between 2005 and 2007. This caused 520
       deaths and 1600 people injured.[30]
       [edit] Tobacco blend
       The tobacco end of a cigarette
       The process of blending gives the end product a consistent taste
       from batches of tobacco grown in different areas of a country
       that may change in flavor profile from year to year due to
       different environmental conditions.[31]
       Modern cigarettes produced after the 1950s, although composed
       mainly of shredded tobacco leaf, use a significant quantity of
       tobacco processing by-products in the blend. Each cigarette's
       tobacco blend is made mainly from the leaves of flue-cured
       brightleaf, burley tobacco, and oriental tobacco. These leaves
       are selected, processed, and aged prior to blending and filling.
       The processing of brightleaf and burley tobaccos for tobacco
       leaf "strips" produces several by-products such as leaf stems,
       tobacco dust, and tobacco leaf pieces ("small laminate").[31] To
       improve the economics of producing cigarettes, these by-products
       are processed separately into forms where they can then be
       possibly added back into the cigarette blend without an apparent
       or marked change in the cigarette's quality. The most common
       tobacco by-products include:
       * Blended leaf (BL) sheet: a thin, dry sheet cast from a
       paste made with tobacco dust collected from tobacco stemming,
       finely milled burley-leaf stem, and pectin.[32]
       * Reconstituted leaf (RL) sheet: a paper-like material made
       from recycled tobacco fines, tobacco stems and "class tobacco",
       which consists of tobacco particles less than 30 mesh in size
       (~0.599 mm) that are collected at any stage of tobacco
       processing.[33] RL is made by extracting the soluble chemicals
       in the tobacco by-products, processing the leftover tobacco
       fibers from the extraction into a paper, and then reapplying the
       extracted materials in concentrated form onto the paper in a
       fashion similar to what is done in paper sizing. At this stage
       ammonium additives are applied to make reconstituted tobacco an
       effective nicotine delivery system.[1]
       * Expanded (ES) or improved stems (IS): ES are rolled,
       flattened, and shredded leaf stems that are expanded by being
       soaked in water and rapidly heated. Improved stems follow the
       same process but are simply steamed after shredding. Both
       products are then dried. These two products look similar in
       appearance but are different in taste.[31]
       According to a decision on a lawsuit brought by the USA against
       Philip Morris, and Philip Morris own documents, the only
       difference between regular cigarettes and a "light" cigarette is
       tiny holes placed on the paper that increase the air flow. This
       increase in air flow increases the mutability of the smoke, i.e.
       making so-called "light" cigarettes even more likely to cause
       cancer and tumors than regular cigarettes. Philip Morris has
       been banned from using the term "light" in the USA.[34]
       A recipe-specified combination of brightleaf, burley-leaf and
       oriental-leaf tobacco will be mixed with humectants such as
       propylene glycol or glycerol, as well as flavouring products and
       enhancers such as cocoa solids, licorice, tobacco extracts, and
       various sugars, which are known collectively as "casings". The
       leaf tobacco will then be shredded, along with a specified
       amount of small laminate, expanded tobacco, BL, RL, ES and IS. A
       perfume-like flavour/fragrance, called the "topping" or
       "toppings", which is most often formulated by flavor companies,
       will then be blended into the tobacco mixture to improve the
       consistency in flavour and taste of the cigarettes associated
       with a certain brand name.[31] As well, they replace lost
       flavours due to the repeated wetting and drying used in
       processing the tobacco. Finally the tobacco mixture will be
       filled into cigarettes tubes and packaged.
       In recent years, the manufacturers' pursuit of maximum profits
       has led to the practice of using not just the leaves, but also
       recycled tobacco offal[1] and the plant stem.[35] The stem is
       first crushed and cut to resemble the leaf before being merged
       or blended into the cut leaf.[36] According to data from the
       World Health Organization, [37] the amount of tobacco per 1000
       cigarettes fell from 2.28 pounds in 1960 to 0.91 pounds in 1999,
       largely as a result of reconstituting tobacco, fluffing and
       additives.
       [edit] Additives
       Chemicals are added by cigarette manufactures for organoleptic
       purposes.[38] 599 additives have been approved by the Dept. of
       Health and Human Services in April 1994 for use in the
       manufacture of cigarettes. None of these additives need to be
       listed as ingredients on the cigarette pack. The list of legal
       cigarette additives was created by the five major American
       cigarette companies. All of the ingredients are also approved as
       additives for foods,[39] but not all of them have been tested
       for what they become in smoke during burning.[citation needed]
       A chemical called ammonia is on the list and is particularly
       useful because it helps convert bound nicotine molecules in
       tobacco smoke into free nicotine molecules. This process is
       known as freebasing which enhances the effect of the nicotine on
       the smoker.[40]
       [edit] Taxation
       See also: Cigarette taxes in the United States
       Cigarettes are a significant source of tax revenue in many
       localities. This fact has historically been an impediment for
       health groups seeking to discourage cigarette smoking, since
       governments seek to maximize tax revenues. Furthermore, some
       countries have made cigarettes a state monopoly, which has the
       same effect on the attitude of government officials outside the
       health field.[41] In the United States, cigarettes are taxed
       substantially, but the states are a primary determinant of the
       total tax rate. Generally, states that rely on tobacco as a
       significant farm product tend to tax cigarettes at a low
       rate.[42] It has been shown that higher prices for cigarettes
       discourage smoking. Every 10 percent increase in the price of
       cigarettes reduced youth smoking by about seven percent and
       overall cigarette consumption by about four percent.[43] Thus
       increased cigarette taxes are proposed as a means to reduce
       smoking. Coupled with the federal cigarette tax of $1.01 per
       pack, total cigarette-specific taxes range from $1.18 per pack
       in Missouri to $10.00 per pack in New York City. States also
       charge sizable settlement payments to tobacco companies, and the
       federal government levies user fees to fund FDA regulatory
       measures over tobacco. While these charges are not
       cigarette-specific, tobacco companies are ultimately forced to
       pass on those costs to their consumers. Lastly, most
       jurisdictions apply sales tax to the full retail price of
       cigarettes.
       In the UK, many people now illegally import cigarettes, or buy
       those illegally imported, due to the increasing tax. A packet is
       less than half the price in some other countries, making illegal
       importers a large profit, while still providing comparatively
       very cheap cigarettes. The average price for 20 legal cigarettes
       is between £5.00 and £6.00, while imported packs are sold for
       less than £3; this is due to the fact that the large majority of
       the sale price of a legitimate pack is tax.
       [edit] Sales
       A Woolworths supermarket cigarette counter in New South Wales,
       Australia. Australia has recently prohibited the display of
       cigarettes in retail outlets, country wide.
       [edit] Cigarette advertising
       Main article: tobacco advertising
       Before the Second World War many manufacturers gave away
       collectible cards, one in each packet of cigarettes. This
       practice was discontinued to save paper during the war and was
       never generally reintroduced, though for a number of
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       By: pekkaalaviiva Date: August 9, 2011, 8:02 am
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       By: persekarv Date: August 9, 2011, 8:04 am
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       tobacco per 1000 cigarettes fell from 2.28 pounds in 1960 to
       0.91 pounds in 1999, largely as a result of reconstituting
       tobacco, fluffing and additives.
       [edit] Additives
       Chemicals are added by cigarette manufactures for organoleptic
       purposes.[38] 599 additives have been approved by the Dept. of
       Health and Human Services in April 1994 for use in the
       manufacture of cigarettes. None of these additives need to be
       listed as ingredients on the cigarette pack. The list of legal
       cigarette additives was created by the five major American
       cigarette companies. All of the ingredients are also approved as
       additives for foods,[39] but not all of them have been tested
       for what they become in smoke during burning.[citation needed]
       A chemical called ammonia is on the list and is particularly
       useful because it helps convert bound nicotine molecules in
       tobacco smoke into free nicotine molecules. This process is
       known as freebasing which enhances the effect of the nicotine on
       the smoker.[40]
       [edit] Taxation
       See also: Cigarette taxes in the United States
       Cigarettes are a significant source of tax revenue in many
       localities. This fact has historically been an impediment for
       health groups seeking to discourage cigarette smoking, since
       governments seek to maximize tax revenues. Furthermore, some
       countries have made cigarettes a state monopoly, which has the
       same effect on the attitude of government officials outside the
       health field.[41] In the United States, cigarettes are taxed
       substantially, but the states are a primary determinant of the
       total tax rate. Generally, states that rely on tobacco as a
       significant farm product tend to tax cigarettes at a low
       rate.[42] It has been shown that higher prices for cigarettes
       discourage smoking. Every 10 percent increase in the price of
       cigarettes reduced youth smoking by about seven percent and
       overall cigarette consumption by about four percent.[43] Thus
       increased cigarette taxes are proposed as a means to reduce
       smoking. Coupled with the federal cigarette tax of $1.01 per
       pack, total cigarette-specific taxes range from $1.18 per pack
       in Missouri to $10.00 per pack in New York City. States also
       charge sizable settlement payments to tobacco companies, and the
       federal government levies user fees to fund FDA regulatory
       measures over tobacco. While these charges are not
       cigarette-specific, tobacco companies are ultimately forced to
       pass on those costs to their consumers. Lastly, most
       jurisdictions apply sales tax to the full retail price of
       cigarettes.
       In the UK, many people now illegally import cigarettes, or buy
       those illegally imported, due to the increasing tax. A packet is
       less than half the price in some other countries, making illegal
       importers a large profit, while still providing comparatively
       very cheap cigarettes. The average price for 20 legal cigarettes
       is between £5.00 and £6.00, while imported packs are sold for
       less than £3; this is due to the fact that the large majority of
       the sale price of a legitimate pack is tax.
       [edit] Sales
       A Woolworths supermarket cigarette counter in New South Wales,
       Australia. Australia has recently prohibited the display of
       cigarettes in retail outlets, country wide.
       [edit] Cigarette advertising
       Main article: tobacco advertising
       Before the Second World War many manufacturers gave away
       collectible cards, one in each packet of cigarettes. This
       practice was discontinued to save paper during the war and was
       never generally reintroduced, though for a number of years
       Natural American Spirit cigarettes included "vignette" cards
       depicting endangered animals and American historical events;
       this series was discontinued in 2003. On April 1, 1970 President
       Richard Nixon signed the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act
       into law, banning cigarette advertisements on television in the
       United States starting on January 2, 1971. However, some tobacco
       companies attempted to circumvent the ban by marketing new
       brands of cigarettes as "little cigars"; examples included
       Tijuana Smalls, which came out almost immediately after the ban
       took effect, and Backwoods Smokes, which reached the market in
       the winter of 1973–1974 and whose ads used the slogan, "How can
       anything that looks so wild taste so mild."
       In many parts of the world tobacco advertising and even
       sponsorship of sporting events has been outlawed. The ban on
       tobacco advertising and sponsorship in the EU in 2005 has
       prompted Formula One Management to look for races in areas that
       allow the tobacco sponsored teams to display their livery. As of
       2007, only the Scuderia Ferrari retains tobacco sponsorship,
       continuing their relationship with Marlboro until 2011. In the
       United States, bolder advertising restrictions took effect on
       June 22, 2010.
       In some jurisdictions, such as the Canadian provinces of British
       Columbia, Saskatchewan and Alberta, the retail store display of
       cigarettes is completely prohibited if persons under the legal
       age of consumption have access to the premises.[44] In Ontario,
       Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Quebec, Canada, the
       display of tobacco is prohibited for everyone, regardless of
       age, as of 2010. This includes non-cigarette products such as
       cigars and blunt wraps.[45][46]
       [edit] Purchase restrictions
       Beginning on April 1, 1998, the sale of cigarettes and other
       tobacco products to people under the state purchase age has been
       prohibited by law in all 50 states of the United States. The age
       is 19 in Alabama, Alaska, New Jersey, Utah, and Nassau, Suffolk,
       and Onondaga counties in New York.[47][48] The intended effect
       of this is to prevent older high school students from purchasing
       cigarettes for their younger peers. Legislation was pending as
       of 2004 in some other states. In Massachusetts,[49] parents and
       guardians are allowed to give cigarettes to minors, but sales to
       minors are prohibited.
       Similar laws exist in many other countries. In Canada, most of
       the provinces require smokers to be 19 years of age to purchase
       cigarettes (except for Quebec and the prairie provinces, where
       the age is 18). However, the minimum age only concerns the
       purchase of tobacco, not use. Alberta, however, does have a law
       which prohibits the possession or use of tobacco products by all
       persons under 18, punishable by a $100 fine. Australia, New
       Zealand, Poland and Pakistan have a nationwide ban on the
       selling of all tobacco products to people under the age of 18.
       Tabak-Trafik in Vienna. Since 1 January 2007, all cigarette
       machines in Austria must attempt to verify a customer's age by
       requiring the insertion of a debit card or mobile phone
       verification.
       Since 1 October 2007, it has been illegal for retailers to sell
       tobacco in all forms to people under the age of 18 in three of
       the UK's four constituent countries (England, Wales and
       Scotland) (rising from 16). It is also illegal to sell lighters,
       rolling papers and all other tobacco-associated items to people
       under 18. It is not illegal for people under 18 to buy or smoke
       tobacco, just as it was not previously for people under 16; it
       is only illegal for the said retailer to sell the item. The age
       increase from 16 to 18 came into force in Northern Ireland on 1
       September 2008. In the Republic of Ireland, bans on the sale of
       the smaller ten-packs and confectionery that resembles tobacco
       products (Candy cigarettes) came into force on May 31, 2007 in a
       bid to cut underaged smoking. The UK Department of Health plans
       to follow suit with the ten-pack ban.
       Most countries in the world have a legal vending age of 18. Some
       exceptions are Italy, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Portugal, the
       Netherlands and Gibraltar, where the age is 16. Since January 1,
       2007, all cigarette machines in public places in Germany must
       attempt to verify a customer's age by requiring the insertion of
       a debit card. Turkey, which has one of the highest percentage of
       smokers in its population,[50] has a legal age of 18. Another
       curiosity is Japan, one of the highest tobacco-consuming
       nations, which requires purchasers to be 20 years of age
       (suffrage in Japan is 20 years old).[51] Since July 2008, Japan
       has enforced this age limit at cigarette vending machines
       through use of the taspo smart card. In other countries, such as
       Egypt, it is legal to use and purchase tobacco products
       regardless of age. Germany raised the purchase age from 16 to 18
       on the 1 September 2007.
       Some police departments in the United States occasionally send
       an underaged teenager into a store where cigarettes are sold,
       and have the teen attempt to purchase cigarettes, with their own
       or no ID. If the vendor then completes the sale, the store is
       issued a fine.[52] Similar enforcement practices are regularly
       performed by Trading Standards Officers in the UK and the Gardaí
       Siochana, the police force of the Republic of Ireland.[53]
       [edit] Consumption
       As of 2002, approximately 5.5 trillion cigarettes are produced
       globally each year and are smoked by over 1.1 billion people or
       greater than one-sixth of the world population. While smoking
       rates have leveled off or declined in developed nations, they
       continue to rise in developing parts of the world. Smoking rates
       in the United States have dropped by half from 1965 to 2006
       falling from 42% to 20.8% of adults.[2] In the developing world,
       tobacco consumption is rising by 3.4% per year.[3]
       Smoking prevalence by gender (2000) 
       Region 
       Africa 
       United States 
       Eastern Mediterranean 
       Europe 
       Southeast Asia 
       Western Pacific 
       Source: World Health Organization estimates, 2000
       Leading consumers of cigarettes (1998)[54] Country 
       (millions) 
       (billions) 
       (per capita)
       China 
       USA 
       Japan 
       Russia 
       Indonesia 
       Smoking prevalence in the U.S. (2006)[55] Rank 
       State 
       1 
       2 
       3 
       4 
       5 
       6 
       7 
       8 
       9 
       10 
       11 
       12 
       13 
       [edit] Health issues
       Main article: Health effects of tobacco
       Nicotine, the primary psychoactive chemical in cigarettes, is
       addictive.[56] Cigarette use by pregnant women has also been
       shown to cause birth defects (which include mental and physical
       disability).[7] On average, each cigarette smoked shortens
       lifespan by 11 minutes[6] and half of smokers die early[5] of
       tobacco-related disease and lose, on average, 14 years of
       life.[6] Some of the mineral apatite in Florida used to produce
       phosphate for U.S.A. tobacco crops contains uranium, radium,
       lead 210 and polonium 210 and radon.[57] [58] The radioactive
       smoke from tobacco fertilized this way is deposited in lungs and
       releases radiation even if a smoker quits the habit. The
       combination of carcinogenic tar and radiation in a sensitive
       organ such as lungs increases the risk of cancer. If the smoker
       also breathes in the asbestos fibers which commonly occur in
       urban
       Cigarette components
       * Nicotine
       * Smoke constituents
       * Cigarette filter
       * Cigarette holder
       Mayfair
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