Tobacco tar

Pronunciation

Tuh-BA-koh tar

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What is tobacco tar?

Tobocco tar is a chemical substance made when tobacco is burned.

What chemicals are in tobacco tar?

Tobacco tar contains most of the cancer causing and other harmful chemicals found in tobacco smoke.

Mechanism of action

When tobacco smoke is inhaled, the tar can form a sticky layer on the inside of the lungs.

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It is not nicotine which harms smokers

Carcinogenesis

This damages the lungs and may lead to lung cancer, emphysema, COPD, or other lung problems.

Differences

Cigarettes and other smoked tobacco products may produce different amounts of tar, depending on how they are made.

Risks of Tobacco smoking

Inhaling tobacco smoke also causes other types of cancer, including cancer of mouth and throat.

Frequently asked questions

• What are some questions about smoking?

• What does cigarette tar do to your body?

• How much tar do cigarette filters remove?

• What cigarette has the most tar?

• Can 1 cigarette make you addicted?

• Why do teens smoke?

• How long does tar stay in your system?

• What is the least harmful cigarette?

• Is smoking really that harmful?

• Can lungs heal after 40 years of smoking?

• Why do cigarettes make you poop?

• Which cigarette is lowest in tar and nicotine?

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