Cigarettes Question...?

Question

What is the "secret", added chemical ( besides nicotine) called that they put in cigarettes to keep you addicted?

Answer 1

Acetanisole
Acetic Acid
Acetoin
Acetophenone
6-Acetoxydihydrotheaspirane
2-Acetyl-3- Ethylpyrazine
2-Acetyl-5-Methylfuran
Acetylpyrazine
2-Acetylpyridine
3-Acetylpyridine
2-Acetylthiazole
Aconitic Acid
dl-Alanine
Alfalfa Extract
Allspice Extract,Oleoresin, and Oil
Allyl Hexanoate
Allyl Ionone
Almond Bitter Oil
Ambergris Tincture
Ammonia
Ammonium Bicarbonate
Ammonium Hydroxide
Ammonium Phosphate Dibasic
Ammonium Sulfide
Amyl Alcohol
Amyl Butyrate
Amyl Formate
Amyl Octanoate
alpha-Amylcinnamaldehyde
Amyris Oil
trans-Anethole
Angelica Root Extract, Oil and Seed Oil
Anise
Anise Star, Extract and Oils
Anisyl Acetate
Anisyl Alcohol
Anisyl Formate
Anisyl Phenylacetate
Apple Juice Concentrate, Extract, and Skins
Apricot Extract and Juice Concentrate
1-Arginine
Asafetida Fluid Extract And Oil
Ascorbic Acid
1-Asparagine Monohydrate
1-Aspartic Acid
Balsam Peru and Oil
Basil Oil
Bay Leaf, Oil and Sweet Oil
Beeswax White
Beet Juice Concentrate
Benzaldehyde
Benzaldehyde Glyceryl Acetal
Benzoic Acid, Benzoin
Benzoin Resin
Benzophenone
Benzyl Alcohol
Benzyl Benzoate
Benzyl Butyrate
Benzyl Cinnamate
Benzyl Propionate
Benzyl Salicylate
Bergamot Oil
Bisabolene
Black Currant Buds Absolute
Borneol
Bornyl Acetate
Buchu Leaf Oil
1,3-Butanediol
2,3-Butanedione
1-Butanol
2-Butanone
4(2-Butenylidene)-3,5,5-Trimethyl-2-Cyclohexen-1-One
Butter, Butter Esters, and Butter Oil
Butyl Acetate
Butyl Butyrate
Butyl Butyryl Lactate
Butyl Isovalerate
Butyl Phenylacetate
Butyl Undecylenate
3-Butylidenephthalide
Butyric Acid]
Cadinene
Caffeine
Calcium Carbonate
Camphene
Cananga Oil
Capsicum Oleoresin
Caramel Color
Caraway Oil
Carbon Dioxide
Cardamom Oleoresin, Extract, Seed Oil, and Powder
Carob Bean and Extract
beta-Carotene
Carrot Oil
Carvacrol
4-Carvomenthenol
1-Carvone
beta-Caryophyllene
beta-Caryophyllene Oxide
Cascarilla Oil and Bark Extract
Cassia Bark Oil
Cassie Absolute and Oil
Castoreum Extract, Tincture and Absolute
Cedar Leaf Oil
Cedarwood Oil Terpenes and Virginiana
Cedrol
Celery Seed Extract, Solid, Oil, And Oleoresin
Cellulose Fiber
Chamomile Flower Oil And Extract
Chicory Extract
Chocolate
Cinnamaldehyde
Cinnamic Acid
Cinnamon Leaf Oil, Bark Oil, and Extract
Cinnamyl Acetate
Cinnamyl Alcohol
Cinnamyl Cinnamate
Cinnamyl Isovalerate
Cinnamyl Propionate
Citral
Citric Acid
Citronella Oil
dl-Citronellol
Citronellyl Butyrate
itronellyl Isobutyrate
Civet Absolute
Clary Oil
Clover Tops, Red Solid Extract
Cocoa
Cocoa Shells, Extract, Distillate And Powder
Coconut Oil
Coffee
Cognac White and Green Oil
Copaiba Oil
Coriander Extract and Oil
Corn Oil
Corn Silk
Costus Root Oil
Cubeb Oil
Cuminaldehyde
para-Cymene
1-Cysteine
That's all of the stuff in a cigarette.
As you can see some of those ingredients are found in foods we eat.
But most of them are found in our daily household cleaners.

Answer 2

Actually, nicotine is more addictive than ###### and crack. There are over 4,000 chemicals in cigarette SMOKE. Nicotine is the chemical recognized for the addicitve part of smoking. the three other most well-known and dangerous chemicals are : carbon monoxide, tar, and phenols.

http://www.txtwriter.com/Onscience/Articles/addictive.html brought up an interesting point that our minds are the largest factor in how (or if something is) addictive a substance is. Even so, you should read the article because it talks about how nicotine changes the balance of chemicals in the brain.

http://www.borndigital.com/tchem.htm has a partial list of some of the chemicals in cigarettes as well as a strong anti smoking message :D

Answer 3

There are over two thousand unidentified toxins in cigarettes, but nicotine is the active ingredient that makes them addictive.

Answer 4

I believe that it's the nicotine with some other addictive drug added to it making it twice as addictive. I just don't know what exactly it is.

Answer 5

The nicotine is plenty addictive enough, they don't have to add anything else for that purpose...the stuff they add to make the tobacco burn evenly is probably the worst thing in them, or so I've been told by people in the industry.

Answer 6

Ammonia compounds. It aids in the absorption of nicotine. Also, they buy tobacco grown in tropical climates with a high nicotine amount.

Answer 7

Actually there are lots of ingredients in cigarettes. Many of which include: moth balls, fingernail polish remover, tar, amonia, glass cleaner, and so many other things that are gross and disgusting and should not be inhaled into your lungs. I hope u are not a smoker b/c that is really gross. And it will kill you.

Answer 8

The person before me is right, it is sugar. They also put chocolate in cigarettes.

Answer 9

Believe it or not, sugar, when sugar is burned it produses a gas that is far mor addictive and dangerous than niccotine.

Answer 10

there are like, hundreds of chemicals that probably keep you addicted.