Chemicals in Cigarettes: From Plant to Product to Puff

You probably know that cigarettes can kill you—in fact, smoking kills half of those who don’t quit1—but do you really have the full story? Do you know how many harmful chemicals are in cigarettes or how they get into the product?
FDA created videos and interactive tools to lay the foundation for an important public health goal: to publish a list of the levels of harmful and potentially harmful chemicals in tobacco, in a way that is easy for the public to understand. As an important step toward that goal, visit the FDA webpage to explore the chemicals in tobacco in three stages of cigarettes, from plant to product to puff.

Link to FDA page