Tobacco wouldn't be that bad also if the government didn't pump there land full of chemical fertilizers containing a high percentage of phosphates, which due to the way they are processed from organic material (apatite rock), also contains radioactive elements (radium, polonium-210, lead-210), this aint jus with tobacco mind, but all commercially grown products (its cheap!). Tests have shown only 1% of all cancers caused by tobacco smoking can be attributed to the most potent non-radioactive carcinogen intrinsic to baccy (benzopyrene). Its also in the drinking water as fluorosilicic acid to keep ure teeth nice and white.