| The Tobacco Reference Guide
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| by David Moyer, MD. |
| Chapter 21 Low tar and nicotine cigarettes: health and safety issues |
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| First, the tobacco market is dominated by cigarettes that readily deliver high levels of |
| tar and nicotine, regardless of their claimed yields and regardless of whether their |
| brand names and advertising indicate that they are "light" or "reduced" in tar and |
| nicotine delivery. Second, the epidemiologic data show that, despite their labeling |
| and advertising, so-called "light" cigarettes are not associated with any important |
| health benefits compared with currently available "regular" or "full-flavor" cigarettes... |
| Smokers adjust a variety of their smoking behaviors, such as puff frequency, depth of |
| inhalation, and ventilation hole blocking, thereby ingesting high levels of nicotine and |
| tar irrespective of the advertised yields of the cigarettes. Moreover, the results show |
| that cigarettes branded as "lights" can provide deliveries of tar and nicotine that are |
| similar to those of the regular versions. It is highly unlikely that the small differences in |
| tar and nicotine deliveries found across brands have any toxicologic significance. |
| Quote from the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, January 19, 2000, pp. |
| 90-91 |
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| Low tar cigarette U.S. market share increased from 3.6% in 1970 to 44.8% in 1980 |
| and 72.7% in 1995. |
| Journal of the National Cancer Institute, April 21, 1999, p.. 687 |
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| "...proposed legislation must not include provisions that allow the industry to continue |
| to label and promote their 'light' and 'low-tar' products, thus continuing the low-tar, |
| low-nicotine scam." |
| JAMA, October 7, 1998, p. 1180 (Richard Hurt) |
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| A detailed article about safer cigarettes, their manufacture, and the politics of the |
| issue written by John Schwartz was published in the Washington Post National |
| Weekly Edition, February 8, 1999, pp. 6-10. |
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