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Study: Most Cigarettes Brands Increase Nicotine
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In health news, a new study has found the amount of nicotine in most cigarettes
has risen by almost ten percent in less than a decade. According to the
Massachusetts Department of Public Health, those brands most popular among young
people and minorities recorded both the highest increases and the highest
content of nicotine. Of one hundred and sixteen brands, ninety-two of them had
more nicotine than they did just six years before. More than fifty had increases
of more than ten percent. Matthew Myers, president of the Campaign for
Tobacco-Free Kids, said the results indicate the nicotine increase has been:
“conscious and deliberate." Source: http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/09/01/1338201