According to the nicotine, a highly addictive substance in the tobacco plant propylene glycol, a common synthetic additive in foods and cosmetics that may irritatethe respiratory tract cancer-causing chemicals, such as acetaldehyde and formaldehyde acrolein, an herbicide for controlling algae, weeds, and mollusks, which can damage the lungs diacetyl, flavoring chemicals associated withirreversible lung disease diethylene glycol, a colorless liquid in consumer products such asbrake fluid and fog machine fluid heavy metals, including nickel, tin, and lead cadmium, a naturally occurring toxic metal classified as a human carcinogen that adversely affectsthe kidneys and skeletal and respiratory systems benzene, a volatile organic compound associated withvarious adverse health effects, including cancer These substances are not comedogenic, meaning they are unlikely to clog the pores, leading to acne
These efforts merit being replicated and expanded to spread a broader message: Theres a limit to how much consumption our planet can tolerate
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Cigarette or marijuana butts Finding numerous cigarette butts or unfinished joints in one area outside is another red flag
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 62(5):81-87 Nansseu JR, Bigna JJ (2016) Electronic cigarettes for curbing the tobacco-induced burden of noncommunicable diseases: evidence revisited with emphasis on challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa
