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By Terry Martin, About.com Guide to Smoking Cessation since 2003

The Chemicals in Cigarettes

Monday November 10, 2008
When the chemicals in cigarettes are inhaled, they put our bodies into a state of physical stress by sending literally thousands of poisons, toxic metals and carcinogens coursing through our bloodstream with every puff we take. And those chemicals affect everything from blood pressure and pulse rate to the health of our organs and immune system.

Harmful Chemicals in Cigarettes:

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