>>1g of tobacco contains about 10mg of nicotine. About 3mg are
>>contained in the smoke and 70 to 95 percent of these 3mg are absorbed
>>by your lungs. The lethal dose of nicotine for an adult is about
>>50mg. As nicotine is metabolized quickly by the liver the lethal dose
>>can not by reached by smoking the adequat number of cigarettes but
>>only by injection or ingestion. Do not try it out. ;-) Jens
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I do not believe that ingesting the tobacco orally would kill a human
being. A persons body would expel (vomit) as soon as the body realized
that it was being poisoned. I got really sick (to my stomach) once when
as a kid I ingested (ate) a Marlboro cigarette. I agree...Do not try it
out!
John Walker
jorwa@ix.netcom.com