Thursday, August 31, 2006

Cigarettes pack more nicotine. State study shows an average 10% increase.

Most of the tests are conducted at an independent laboratory in Canada that uses a machine to simulate a typical smoker's puffing. The Massachusetts study analyzed nicotine in 116 cigarette brands, finding that the amount of nicotine that can be inhaled by a typical smoker increased in 92 brands from 1998 to 2004. Only 12 brands had a decrease.

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