What About Cigarette Filters?

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Article Title: What About Cigarette Filters?

Author: Jane Thurnell-Read

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Cigarette smokers are at danger of more than nicotine when they

smoke. Tobacco smoke contains many different chemicals including

benzene, formaldehyde, styrene, and carbon monoxide, all toxic

chemicals with known effects. Nicotine is broken down by the

body to an even more addictive and long lasting substance –

cotinine.

But what about the filters? The filters are usually made from

cellulose acetate, and studies have shown that smokers commonly

ingest and/or inhale some of these fibres. This happens because

small fragments of cellulose acetate become separated from the

filter at the end face. The cut surface of the filter of nearly

all cigarettes has these fragments. This means that if you smoke

a filter cigarette you are likely to have small fragments of

plastic-like material in your tubes and lungs.

Don’t let this be an excuse to go back to smoking unfiltered

cigarettes. Cigarette smoke damages your heart as well as your

lungs. Carbon monoxide and nicotine are the two chemicals in

cigarette smoke that probably have the most effect on the

heart. Carbon monoxide attaches to red blood cells, so that in

smokers up to half the blood can be carrying carbon monoxide

rather than oxygen.

Nicotine stimulates the body to produce adrenaline which makes

the heart beat faster and raises blood pressure, forcing the

heart to work harder.

Other parts of the smoke appear to damage the lining of the

coronary arteries and this leads to the build up of fatty

material in the arteries.

Many smokers have switched to low tar cigarettes. It is the tar

that causes cancer, but low tar cigarettes don't necessarily

have less carbon monoxide and nicotine, so may be no less

harmful for the heart. (This doesn't mean that you should go

back to higher tar cigarettes, but it does mean that you can't

believe that your health will be fine because you are smoking

low tar cigarettes.)

My father's last words before he died of a heart attack were

" I'm dying for a cigarette. " He had no idea how true that was.

About The Author: Jane Thurnell-Read is an author and

researcher on health, allergies and stress. She has written two

books for the general public: " Allergy A to Z " and " Health

Kinesiology. She also maintains a web site

http://www.healthandgoodness.com with tips, inspiration and

information for everyone who wants to live a happier, healthier

life.

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