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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