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October 1, 2015

Low-nicotine cigarettes cut use, dependence, study finds

  • This is the first large study to show that reducing nicotine, perhaps below an addiction threshold, is safe and leads to less smoking.
  • By MARILYNN MARCHIONE
    AP Chief Medical Writer

    A new study might help the push for regulations to limit nicotine in cigarettes. Smokers who switched to special low-nicotine ones wound up smoking less and were more likely to try to quit, researchers found.

    The study only lasted six weeks, and researchers call the evidence preliminary. But they say it's the first large study to show that slashing nicotine, perhaps below an addiction threshold, is safe and leads to less smoking.


     
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