Are light cigarettes better than regular ones?
Cigarettes are cigarettes. There is no difference. Light cigarettes have tiny holes just where your fingers hold them. So, when you inhale, you get full-strength smoke. When just the end of the filter is inserted into a “smoking machine” to determine the tar, nicotine, and carbon monoxide content, the smoke is diluted by air entering through those holes. Also, people tend to inhale more deeply and more frequently after switching from “regular” to “light” cigarettes, in order to keep the same average level of nicotine in their bloodstream. What can I do get my teenaged children to quit? Most young people start the habit early – the average teen smoker begins at age 14. Most adolescents just cannot understand the health risks involved with smoking. Remember, they are young, and with youth comes a certain feeling of immortality. However, you can discourage them from smoking – by making smoking less than “hip and cool.” For example, stress tobacco’s effect on personal attractiveness. Surve
Cigarettes are cigarettes. There is no difference. Light cigarettes have tiny holes just where your fingers hold them. So, when you inhale, you get full-strength smoke. When just the end of the filter is inserted into a smoking machine to determine the tar, nicotine, and carbon monoxide content, the smoke is diluted by air entering through those holes. What’s more, people inhale more deeply and more frequently after switching from “regular” to “light” cigarettes, in order to keep the same average level of nicotine in their bloodstream.
