It's the smoke, not the nicotine that does the most damage!

Here's a segment from the British Heart Foundation's study on cigarette smoking:

A survey for the BHF also released yesterday found that more than half of Britain's 12 million smokers mistakenly believe that it is the nicotine in cigarettes that causes heart disease.

The poll of more than 4000 people found that 57 per cent of smokers thought heart disease caused by smoking was the result of the addictive chemical, when in fact the real damage is done by cigarette smoke.

Complete story here about the real danger behind cigarette smoking