Did you know there are 599 additives in nicotine cigarettes? Nasty. Even nastier is that all the additives are approved by the US Government. While these ingredients are approved as additives for foods, they were not tested by burning them, and it is the burning of many of these substances which changes their properties, often for the worse. Over 4000 chemical compounds are created by burning a nicotine cigarette, many of which are toxic... 

Menthol cigarettes, flavored cigarettes and electronic cigarettes are very popular right now, and I honestly don’t think it’s a fad. A friend of mine uses electronic menthol flavored cigarettes and went from smoking about a pack a day to a pack every three or four days. He hasn’t quit completely, but man! That’s a big cut-down. His favorite part about electronic cigarettes is smoking at his desk; no more standing in the elements...