that notion seems today. Although people are aware of the health risks involved in smoking, many still continue to smoke. When it comes to cigarettes the ingredients, health risks, and treatments must all be examined before their consumption is given consideration. Once all subject areas are examined then a reasonable conclusion can be reached.
The ingredients used in the cigarette making process are numerous and cancerous. David Kessler of the food and Drug Administration writes in a letter to an antismoking coalition, "cigarette manufacturers may intend that their products contain nicotine to satisfy an addiction... Although technology to remove nicotine from cigarettes was developed years ago cigarette manufacturers shun it. Instead they control with precision the amount of nicotine in their products, ensuring that it will maintain an addiction."(20). As many as five hundred and ninety-nine ingredients have been found in a single cigarette. Ingredients no one would expect to be in such a small package. Here are some of the surprising ingredients found in cigarettes: