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'Light'
Cigarettes More Dangerous Than Thought
For those who thought smoking light
cigarettes was somehow safer, comes a report in the Jan. 19, 2000 Journal
of the National Cancer Institute. In
this report, researchers state that their findings indicate about 80
percent of smokers in the United States who regularly smoke
"light" cigarettes are getting twice the exposure of carcinogens
than previous estimates. The
researchers said the findings suggest that smokers may feel a false sense
of security believing the low-tar and low-nicotine are somehow less
dangerous to their health. In
a similar article reported by “OnHealth”,
the Canadian government will require cigarette packages to include
graphic images of diseases caused by smoking. Health Minister Allan Rock
says the pictures will depict images, such as blackened lungs and a
cancerous mouth, that will cover half of the front panel of all cigarette
packs produced in Canada or imported.
These pictures should be a "hard-hitting message" to
folks about the dangers of smoking.
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