Have you ever wondered what's in your cigarette, your cigar, your cigarillo and your chewing tobacco? Do you know how smoking affects your body? Do you know nicotine? Tobacco contains more than 200 chemicals, 60 of which are extremely bad for your health. What is tobacco? Tobacco is a five-foot-tall plant with leaves about 27 inches long. Tobacco is a green leaf that must be dried until it is brown. Once the leaf is dried, it is shredded into small pieces and sprayed with over 60 chemicals and rolled into a cigarette and can also be used for chewing. What is nicotine? Nicotine is a toxic liquid that is an active constituent of tobacco. It acts as an addiction and is also used in insecticides. When you smoke a cigarette, you inhale nicotine. Why do cigarettes contain nicotine? Since nicotine acts as an addiction, it keeps people addicted to cigarettes. You have to smoke three cigarettes in 24 hours to become addicted. It takes three weeks after quitting smoking to no longer be addicted to nicotine, which is why it's so difficult to quit. What is a cigarette? A cigarette is a thin cylinder...