Interesting Facts About the Dangers With Cigarettes
Five cigarettes will kill you if you eat them. A single cigarette can contain up to 9 milligrams of nicotine depending on type and brand. Though it depends on the individual's body weight, a lethal dose of pure liquid nicotine is about 30 to 60 mg. By smoking cigarettes you inhale one or two milligrams of nicotine per cigarette, with the remainder being burned off. Nicotine is a very addictive drug. Like heroin or cocaine it affects your whole body. The heart beats faster, blood pressure increases, the pulse quickens, the veins constrict, The body produces adrenaline that relaxes many muscles, increases your heart rate, and raises the metabolism. It also changes the electrical activity in your brain. You feel good... Nicotine along with caffeine and strychnine belong to a group of chemical compounds named alkaloids. These substances can be found in bitter tasting plants, that protect themselves from being eaten in this way. Yet however man not only ignores the warni...