Nicotine-Reduced Cigarettes Reach Market

Monday, January 27th, 2003

According to Nicotine-Reduced Cigarettes Reach Market, smokers will now be able to get their nicotine kick by smoking lots of low-nicotine Quest cigarettes:

Although the company says Quest contains only trace amounts of nicotine, it makes no claims that the cigarette reduces carbon monoxide or the chemicals that increase the risk of cancer. Smoking also is linked to heart disease, emphysema and birth defects.
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Quest takes a different approach [from "light" cigarettes]. It allows smokers to choose their nicotine content: Quest 1 has 17 percent less nicotine than an average light cigarette, the company said. Quest 2 has 58 percent less nicotine, and Quest 3 is virtually nicotine-free.

Of course, a high-nicotine cigarette that would expose smokers to less tar, carbon monoxide, etc. is too sinister to even consider.

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