Due to a 1997 law, cigarette manufacturers
must disclose to state health departments the ingredients in their products. In February 1999, State
of Minnesota health officials released reports from R.J. Reynolds that documents R.J. Reynold's Camel
and Winston cigarettes contain numerous poisonous chemicals.
The list of deadly compounds includes arsenic, cadmium, ammonia, lead and formaldehyde. Although
public health experts have sounded alarms for years, policy makers and the public have generally
missed their warnings. Cigarettes contain over 4,000 different chemicals and substances. In general,
the concentration of the dangerous and toxic chemicals is significantly higher in second-hand smoke.
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There is no question the public is
uninformed about the toxicity and hazards to health of many of these ingredients.
Although Winston cigarettes are advertised as "no additive," the report revealed that both of R.J.
Reynold's brands, Camel and Winston, contained all five listed poisons.
The image to the left demonstrates how retailers force children, teens and the rest of society
to look at this propaganda.
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Below is another example of the marketing in retail outlets. The public needs to understand that when someone
is smoking a cigarette or breathing second-hand smoke, they are not just inhaling nicotine.
