Appendix IV: Smoke yield table, 1994

This table shows the tar, nicotine (NIC) and carbon monoxide (CO) content of some of the most commonly smoked cigarettes, in milligrams per cigarette.

Tar: condensed smoke containing many dangerous chemicals, including some that cause cancer.

Nicotine: a poisonous and addictive drug.

Carbon monoxide: a deadly gas which reduces the ability of the blood to carry oxygen.

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