I’ve talked about chemicals in tobacco smoke before, and this chemical, benzene is a toxic by-product of smoking cigarettes and has many bad qualities. Before I hear the nay sayer in the back row, I know everyone is exposed to benzene on a daily basis, even our body produces very, very small amounts of it. I’m talking about large amounts of benzene.

If a chemical company spills 10 pounds of benzene, they must let the EPA know! This is a serious chemical that hurts your health in serious ways, and half of the exposure in the United States to benzene comes from just one activity: smoking tobacco. Yes, I’m fully aware that cars put off benzene, but you’re taking it out of proportion. Being in a room with a smoker, or heaven forbid, being the smoker, you are getting a _LOT_ of benzene.

So, before you light up your next smoke… take stock of what you’re really putting in your body besides a pesticide.
If you want to quit, you must become aware of what you are doing, if you intend to stick with it.