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What is the difference between Tobacco and Cigarettes?

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G. Tanaka

G. Tanaka

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G. Tanaka
G. Tanaka, Dentist, MDS, Liverpool

Answered Oct 13, 2020

Cigarettes are made from Tobacco. Cigarettes are tobacco wrapped in a roll paper. Tobacco is a plant grown for its leaves. When they dry, they are fermented for use for tobacco products. Tobacco contains an addictive ingredient called nicotine; this is why many tobacco lovers find it difficult to quit even though they know it’s harmful to their health.

People use tobacco in different ways, it is used as a smoke, some people chew it, and some sniff it. Tobacco smoke contains different chemicals that are very harmful to smokers and non- smokers.

There are over 7,000 chemicals in tobacco smoke at least 250 are known to be harmful, and they include hydrogen cyanide, carbon monoxide, and ammonia; out of the 250 that are harmful, 65 is known to be able to cause cancer.

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N. Reyes

N. Reyes

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N. Reyes
N. Reyes, Writer, B.ed, California

Answered Oct 13, 2020

Tobacco and cigarettes can be well differentiated only when you compare cigarettes with another product of tobacco. The relationship between tobacco and cigarettes is that the latter is formed with tobacco leaves. Another product made from tobacco leaves that is similar to cigarettes is cigar.

While cigarettes and cigar might look very similar, both are not made exactly the same way. One of the ways to differentiate between cigar and cigarettes is by comparing their size. Tobacco is just the leaf of Nicotiana tabacum used to make cigar, cigarettes for smoking either by chewing or smoking in pipe.

It is important to note that there are different varieties of tobaccos. With that said, cigarettes can be made with only a type and can also be made by combining different types of tobaccos. On the other hand, other products of tobacco like cigar are usually made using only a type of tobacco.

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M. Porter

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M. Porter
M. Porter, Senior Executive, Master of Art, San Jose

Answered Oct 12, 2020

Tobacco is a plant. The leaves of the plants are dried, and it then becomes a drug. To indulge it, people will use tobacco to smoke it or to chew it. Doing so will give the person a buzz. If a person chooses to smoke tobacco, they normally smoke cigarettes. Cigarettes are rolled in thin paper.

Regardless of how it is used, tobacco is addictive. One of the hardest things to do is to stop smoking cigarettes. When it is used for the purpose of a drug, tobacco contains a number of ingredients that are harmful. One of those ingredients is nicotine, which is dangerous.

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O.Olivia

O.Olivia

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Answered Feb 17, 2020

Tobacco is a plant in which, when it is prepared from dried leaves, it becomes a drug. People chew or smoke it to get a buzz. Tobacco contains numerous harmful ingredients, as nicotine is a dangerous chemical that is found in tobacco. It is highly addictive, and it has been said that quitting smoking is the most challenging drug to shake.

However, naturally occurring nicotine found in eggplants and tomatoes is not harmful to people because it only exists in minimal quantities. It is the nicotine found in tobacco that is addictive; however, the other components are proven to be the primary cause of lung and oral cancers.

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