[4] [5] [21] [19] Scientific conclusions [edit] According to the 2004 Surgeon General's report, "Smoking cigarettes with lower machine-measured yields of tar and nicotine provides no clear benefit to health." [22] The tobacco industry's own internal documents also reveal that cigarette manufacturers are aware of the difference between machine-measured levels of nicotine and tar, and those actually inhaled by smokers
They say they have not broken any laws and that large tobacco companies are trying to extinguish competition
Abbreviations 3-HC: 3-Hydroxycotinine AUDIT: Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test CAMH: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health CPD: Cigarettes per day CO: Carbon monoxide CYP2A6: Cytochrome P450 2A6 DASS 21: Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale DAST-10: Drug Abuse Screening Test FTND: Fagerstrm Test for Nicotine Dependence ITT: Intention-to-treat principle mCEQ: Modified Cigarette Evaluation Questionnaire MNWS: Minnesota Nicotine Withdrawal Scale NMR: Nicotine metabolite ratio (3-HC/cotinine) NRT: Nicotine replacement therapy UOHI: University of Ottawa Heart Institute PHQ-9: Patient Health Questionnaire PPA: Point prevalence abstinence QI: Qualified investigator QSU-brief: Questionnaire of Smoking Urges - Brief SF-36: 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey References Government of Canada
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