Nicotine Up Sharply In Many Cigarettes

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Some Brands More Than 30% Stronger

The amount of nicotine in most cigarettes rose an average of almost 10 percent from 1998 to 2004, with brands most popular with young people and minorities registering the biggest increases and highest nicotine content, according to a new study.

Nicotine is highly addictive, and while no one has studied the effect of the increases on smokers, the higher levels theoretically could make new smokers more easily addicted and make it harder for established smokers to quit.

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Myers said the Massachusetts findings are evidence that tobacco products should be more strictly regulated.

"The only way the companies were able to secretly increase nicotine levels without anyone knowing about it is because no federal agency regulates tobacco products," he said.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/30/AR2006083001418.html

[hobbit709]

1. They have to do something

After all, they have to replace 400,000 of their best customers every year.

[Pithlet]

2. Duplicate.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=2483123