The Monster Cigarette educates adults, teens and children on the 4,000 chemicals found in tobacco smoke. At least 37 of these chemicals can cause cancer.
Here is a short list of some of the chemicals and what they are used for. Maybe you have heard of or used some of them before.

- Acetone: Used in nail polish remover.
- Acetic Acid: Found in vinegar.
- Arsenic: Rat and mouse poison.
- Ammonia: A household cleaner.
- Benzene: A known carcinogen.
- Butane: Lighter fluid.
- Cadmium: Rechargeable batteries.
- Carbon Monoxide: A poisonous gas in car exhaust.
- Cyanide: Poison.
- Formaldehyde: Embalming fluid.
- Methanol: Jet or race car fuel.
- Polonium 210: Radioactive chemical.
- Stearic Acid: Found in candle wax.
- Tar: Brown, gooey substance used on roads.

American Lung Association www.lungusa.org
American Heart Association www.americanheart.org
American Cancer Society www.cancer.org
Illinois Department of Public Health www.idph.state.il.us
Centers for Disease Control www.cdc.gov
National Cancer Institute www.cancer.gov