Is Smoking A Low-Nicotine Cigarette Less Of A Health Risk?
If a cigarette is labelled as containing 0.4mg of nicotine people would tend to think that it would be “better” for them than a cigarette with higher nicotine content. But what happens is that people unconsciously inhale more deeply to get the hit of nicotine they’re used to. This is known as compensatory smoking. As a result they’re likely to smoke more cigarettes than normal and that means you inhale more carbon monoxide, tar and other tobacco products as well. Renee Bittouin, of Sydney’s St Vincent’s Clinic adds, “Contrary to what people think, the so-called “low tar, low nicotine” cigarettes are not necessarily better for you at all. If anything it just says “mild” cigarette. It doesn’t say “better for you” cigarette and there has been some controversy over that recently that these cigarettes in fact are probably worse for you. Because when you inhale deeper to get that blood level that you require, you make more carbon monoxide. And carbon monoxide is the binding substance that th
