| 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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| Low tar and nicotine brands of cigarettes increased in sales from 2% to 55% of the |
| market in the last twenty years. But smokers of these brands have a false sense of |
| security. There is no decrease in heart disease risk, and only a small decrease in lung |
| cancer risk with these brands. Smokers compensate for lower yields by smoking |
| more cigarettes, puffing more frequently, and inhaling more deeply. In summary, the |
| health problems caused by smoking are not reduced by switching to low tar and |
| nicotine brands. |
| JAMA, September 2, 1993, p. 1399, and American Journal of Public Health, |
| January 1992, p. 17 |
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| "You can switch down to lower tar and still get satisfying taste. Yes you can!" |
| Philip Morris ad for Merit Cigarettes |
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| The average cigarette delivers about one milligram of nicotine to the smoker. When |
| the number of cigarettes available to heavy smokers was reduced from 38 to five per |
| day, the intake of nicotine inhaled from each cigarette tripled. |
| NEJM, July 14, 1994, p. 124 |
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| Switching from higher-yield to lower-yield cigarettes has been shown to result in |
| smoking more cigarettes or smoking more intensively, both of which are associated |
| with increased exposure to carbon monoxide and other toxins. |
| NEJM, July 14, 1994, p. 125 |
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| Switching to low yield brands may even increase the health risk for smokers who |
| compensate for reduced nicotine intake by increasing the number of cigarettes |
| smoked per day, the frequency of puffing, and the depth and duration of inhalation. |
| Reducing Health Consequences, p. 316 |
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