Nicotine and carcinogen exposure with smoking of progressively reduced nicotine content cigarette

(Disponible en anglais seulement.)

This 10-week longitudinal study examines the effect of smoking research cigarettes with decreasing nicotine content on smoking behaviour and chemical biomarkers of exposure. Researchers found that there was little smoking compensation when nicotine was reduced, and suggest that gradual reduction of nicotine content could be a viable way to reduce nicotine dependence and tobacco use.

http://cebp.aacrjournals.org/cgi/content/full/16/11/2479

Comment: Interesting research into a possible way to reduce nicotine addiction in those who smoke, and prevent it altogether in youth who experiment with cigarettes.