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Arsenic is in some of the
Arsenic is in some of the pesticides used on the tobacco crops. There were studies done back in the 1970s that showed the residual arsenic was present in the processed tobacco leaves. Some of this arsenic ends up in the finished product, just like produce you eat in the grocery store. But while you can wash and peel the fruits or veggies you buy, or choose organic, you don’t have that option after the food, or the tobacco product, has been processed.
In the 1950s arsenic was used as a pesticide widely because it was cheap and it worked. It’s use persists for those same reasons.
Crystal, ReadyToQuit's resident Q&A expert, is an ex-smoker of over 17 years.