Carbon Monoxide: Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas that reduces the bloods ability to carry oxygen, putting strain on the heart and other organs
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Tobacco smoke contains over 70 known carcinogens, including acetaldehyde, arsenic, benzene, cadmium, formaldehyde, lead, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNAs), and radioactive elements like polonium-210
Also, when we looked at differences in blood pressure over time within individuals, comparing years when they lived in an area with a smoke-free law to years when they didnt, systolic blood pressure was lower on average when they lived in an area with smoke-free laws, after accounting for overall trends in blood pressure and for how peoples levels of risk factors like diet and physical activity changed over the study period, Mayne said
Initially, the company focused on the production of snuff, which was a popular tobacco product in Britain at the time