The "light" cigarettes do not make people more likely to smoke

Canadian researchers have found that cigarettes with low nicotine content does not make smokers more likely to let the smoke into the lungs. This refutes previous research about the dangers of so-called "light" cigarettes.

The "light" cigarettes

In recent years, the world has begun a real war against the so-called "light" cigarettes Ie tobacco low- Nicotine . It was alleged that their manufacturers are deceiving smokers the word "light", and indeed people with smoking such cigarettes obtained even higher doses of nicotine than in conventional cigarettes have been smoked more and inhale the smoke for a longer period. That is why, in many countries World even officially forbidden to write the word "light" on cigarettes.

However, scientists from the University of Waterloo conducted their research, and for 4 weeks they watched 72 habits of adult smokers. All we gradually traditional cigarettes changed to a "light" - with low nicotine content. It was found smoking "light" cigarettes in no way encourages people to compensate for the low dose of nicotine, and such people smoke exactly the same rate as consumers traditional cigarettes.

Nicotine is the main the active ingredient in tobacco products, which provides smokers a feeling of pleasure. That nicotine is a drug and light dependence, because of which millions of people can not completely abandon cigarettes, despite numerous attempts. During the experiment, people of the conventional cigarette 1, 2 mg of nicotine, gradually switched to cigarettes 0, 05 mg. The number of cigarettes smoked per day, or the duration and depth of puffs have not changed. (READ MORE)

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