The assumption is that since nicotine is the addictive component in cigarettes, introducing a product that has 25 times less nicotine than a traditional cigarette would lead to less nicotine dependence
The US Surgeon General has suggested that the immaturity of the respiratory, nervous, and immune systems in children may make them vulnerable to health effects of smoking [214]
Soft, hard, and flip-top packs typically hold 20 units, while specialty or slide-and-shell packs may have a different capacity
Responses to the survey came from across the United States, Canada, Europe and Scandinavia
In summary, banning the sale of filters and filtered cigarettes would address a persistent consumer fraud that has deceived generations of smokers, and reduce the tobacco industrys ability to develop product innovations that sustain its profits at the expense of human health