Is it tobacco by itself or the chemicals cig companies add to cigs that produce carbon monoxide when u smoke?

Question:

I don't smoke marijuana, but I've never heard that smoking it contains carbon monoxide. I have a feeling that smoking just about anything, even grass (not pot) dried that grows on your lawn will create carbon monoxide when you inhale. I'm asking this question becuz I smoke a pack a day and if my parents had a dollar for every time I said I was quitting, they'd be millionaires, but mostly becuz it's hard as hell to quit and I'm seriously concerned about my health even though I'm only 26. I have a doctor's appointment on August 4th and I'm going to ask for a prescription for the nicotine patch. Nicorette didn't work for me. I can quit for about five days before I start to really crave a cigarette. People say it takes 3 days for the nicotine to physically get out of your system and from there on out it's all mental. The mental part of it is the hardest especially when almost all your friends smoke too. Thanks.

Answers:
Its the tabacco, bcoz all organic substances releasescarbon monoxide

tobacco companies do not add anything.

But, tobacco is a very complex substance and upon burning releases thousnds, yes more than 4000 different chemicals like carbon monoxide, tar, nicotine, and many more which i can't remember.

cigarrete smoke remains as residue on things like clothes and walls and furniture for months. u can wash clothes but what about ur home.

even if ur body does not contain nicotine, ur brain as it gets accustomed to nicotine will form links which will make u crave nicotine. so it is not psychological only as ur friends tell u.

plz don't smoke.

i was wrong about one thing.
ammonia is added to cigarettes to in the absorption of nicotine.

i have a TIME magazine dated july 17th in my hand. article on why we get addicted.
using mri scanners researchers found out which neurotransmitters are out of balance in the brain.when exposed to drugs,tobacco is a drug, our memory systems, reward circuits, decision making skills kick into overdrive.
some people have a genetic predisposition to addiction.

addictive substances increase the amount of dopamine in the synapse of the brain, heightening the feeling of pleasure. addiction occurds when repeated drug use disrupts the normal balance of the brain circuits that control rewards, memory and cognition, ultimately leading to compulsive drug taking.

this is for the chemicals present in cigarette smoke.
http://quitsmoking.about.com/od/chemical...

its nice someone pointed out my mistake.
thank u texas.

Wow. What a load of wrong answers you have been getting. Rather than list them all here ..I have a yahoo group/website dedicated to those who are trying to quit smoking with exrensive files, links, news, etc. that should answer any question you might have concerning smoking and quitting. Take Care.....R

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/sta...

Is it tobacco by itself or the chemicals cig companies add to cigs that produce carbon monoxide when u smoke?

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