The Secret That Nicotine and Tobacco Companies Don't Want You To Know
Jan 21, 2014 20:52
Hey there fellow smoker! Does your new resolution this year involve finally quitting smoking? Well, good luck with that happening because they've been secretly increasing the doses in your cancer sticks to keep you hooked.
According to a study published this week in the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research, nicotine levels in cigarettes went up 15% between 1999 and 2011.
As a result, “Young people could have an easier time becoming addicted to cigarettes the first few times they do smoke.” More from The Globe:
Obviously, the executives have managed to come up with an excuse to dispute the findings by attributing the increase to agricultural and rainfall variations that led to more concentrated levels of nicotine in tobacco crops.
According to a study published this week in the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research, nicotine levels in cigarettes went up 15% between 1999 and 2011.
As a result, “Young people could have an easier time becoming addicted to cigarettes the first few times they do smoke.” More from The Globe:
Each day, 3800 American teens try their first cigarette and 1000 become hooked, according to a 2012 Surgeon General’s report. Those who are unable to quit as adults will die, on average, 13 years earlier than their peers.
The study concludes that nicotine levels "are controllable features of cigarettes, and should be monitored and regulated by government agencies."
This is not the first study to find rising nicotine levels in cigarettes. Back in 2007, a Harvard study found nicotine levels had gone up by nearly 11% between 1997 and 2005.The study concludes that nicotine levels "are controllable features of cigarettes, and should be monitored and regulated by government agencies."
Obviously, the executives have managed to come up with an excuse to dispute the findings by attributing the increase to agricultural and rainfall variations that led to more concentrated levels of nicotine in tobacco crops.
