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Behavior
New behavior study results reported from University of California
April 28th, 2009
"Mandated reduction of exposure to nicotine and other cigarette toxins has been proposed as a possible national regulatory strategy. However, tapering using lower yield commercial cigarettes may not be effective in reducing nicotine or tar exposure due to compensatory smoking behavior," scientists writing in the journal Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention report. "We examined the effects of gradual reduction of nicotine yield in commercial cigarettes on smoking behavior, with an assessment of nicotine intake and exposure to tobacco smoke toxins. This 10-week longitudinal study of 20 smokers involved smoking the usual brand followed by different brands...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-04-28)
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