A lot has been said about how dangerous cigarette smoking is. We all know, or should know,that there are plenty of toxins inside tobacco cigarettes, including tar, ammonia, carbon monoxide and plenty more. But the one ingredient that usually gets the most lambasting is nicotine. Now nicotine may not be as harmful as all those other chemicals when you are considering just the physical implications. But when you get into what it does, which is cause addition, it is by far the most dangerous., which may surprise a lot of people. It can be as addictive as heroin, or even cocaine. For some people, it is harder to kick a nicotine addiction than an opioid addiction.

• Cigarette Tar And Nicotine Content

Cigarette Tar And Nicotine Content

You can try to control your smoking all you want and even attempt to quit. But as long as your body and brain are craving nicotine, then you are going to have a very tough time. It is the same problem all drug users experience.

I've always known Canadian cigarettes have about triple the nicotine of American, or most other countries. It seems like they use less chemical stuff etc., which gives it a nicotine content closer to that of snus. I like how Canada labels the possible amount of tar and nicotine. Most American smokers think Marlboro Lights, for example.

They know what they are using is bad for them, but there is an addictive quality there that makes it difficult to stop doing it. It is a compulsion that is hard to break. Quitting smoking is extremely challenging due to how addictive nicotine is. When smokers quit, the can be quite intense. How intense can depend on how much nicotine is consumed per day, how long the addiction has been ongoing and even genetics.