RE: Tobacco Not So Bad, Chemicals In Ciggs = Mucho Problemos

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From: Leo/FightNWO-Resisting World Government
Date: Apr 25, 2007 11:17 AM


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Guy Francis de Moncy Burgess

If you possess consciousness then you'll be aware that in the eyes of the government smoking is akin to peodophilia. Cigarettes and very heavily taxed in this country a fact that creates an illegal black market which only helps criminals. You might think that its good of the government to tax something which is unhealthy to discourage us from using it, but former chancellor Nigel Lawson admitted that cigarette tax never gets above a level that would ultimately lead to a fall in tax revenue. Soon smoking will be banned from all public places which will devastate many small pubs and clubs whos regulars are used to enjoying a relaxing pint and cigar.

Again its a class problem, MP's in the House of commons who don't understand the relief and pleasure a fag break during a long shift at work can bring see themselves as doing this for the public good but Winston Churchill was famous for his cigars and Tony Benn and Harold Wilson rarely seen not puffing on a pipe.  Princess Margaret was often seen smoking through a posh cigarette holder.  Bill Clinton puffed cigars after being blown by interns in the Whie House and Che Guevara wouldn't be the same without his.  Albert Einstein, Carl Jung Eric Morecambe and Van Gogh all smoked pipes.

The health problems aren't caused by the tobacco itself their caused by the chemicals added to the tobacco

More than 600 additives can legally be added to tobacco products.

These include coffee extract, sugar, vanilla, cocoa, menthol, oil from clove stems, caramel and chlorophyll, the compound that gives plants their green colour.

Many appear to be present simply to add flavour.

But they may also have more sinister effects. For example, cocoa when burned in a cigarette produces bromine gas that dilates the airways of the lung, and increases the body's ability to absorb nicotine.

Menthol is also suspected of enabling the smoker to inhale more easily by numbing the throat.

Researchers claim that other additives have been expertly developed by tobacco companies to manipulate the delivery of nicotine with extreme precision.

Techniques employed by tobacco companies include:

Addition of ammonia compounds, which speed the delivery of nicotine to smokers by raising the alkalinity of tobacco smoke. These compounds also distort the measurement of tar in cigarettes, giving lower readings than would actually be inhaled by the smoker;

Addition of chemicals, such as acetaldehyde and pyridine, that act to strengthen nicotine's impact on the brain and central nervous system.

There is also concern about the so-called "burn enhancers" that cause cigarettes to remain ignited and may lead to additional fire hazards.

The tobacco companies have also developed ways to increase the nicotine content of cigarettes. These include:

Adjustment of tobacco blends by using high-nicotine tobaccos and higher nicotine parts of tobacco leaves to raise the nicotine concentration in lower tar cigarettes;

Addition of nicotine to fortify tobacco stems, scraps and other waste materials, which are processed into reconstituted tobacco - a product that is used in significant quantities in most major cigarette brands;

The genetic engineering of tobacco plants to substantially boost nicotine content.

Other additives may cause harm by increasing the use of tobacco.

For example, sweeteners such as sugar can also be added to cigarettes, making them more appealing to young people. A spokeswoman for the UK charity Action on Smoking and Health said: "The problem with additives is that they are not just about altering the flavour of cigarettes. Research has shown that the key purpose of putting extra additives into cigarettes is to improve their potency and ultimately their addictiveness.

"It is incredible that the tobacco industry has been allowed to get away with putting these compounds into their cigarettes without any requirement to say what they are there for."

The tobacco manufacturers argue that no compounds can be added to cigarettes without government approval, and agreed levels cannot be increased without permission.

But is it any surprise that the government don't take action on the problem when you find that people such as former Chancellor Ken Clarke was Deputy Chairman of British American Tobacco (BAT) (1998-2005) and has faced allegations over the activities of BAT in lobbying the developing world to reject stronger health warnings on cigarette packets. If the government are serious about stopping people dying from smoking related illnesses they should make public houses install smoke removing air conditioning on their premises and make cigarette manufacturers remove all the ghastly chemicals which are ultimately what cause deaths. Again I've emailed my local MP Hazel Blears and once again she's done fuck all.

Feel free to leave comments if you agree or disagree with what I've written

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