Toward less hazardous cigarettes. Current advances
G. B. Gori and C. J. Lynch
Critical levels of selected cigarette smoke constituents have been
expressed in terms of maximum numbers of pre-1960 cigarettes that a smoker
may consume daily without increasing his mortality risk substantially above
that of a nonsmoker. This could still imply an important risk, although it
may be difficult to detect. We relate these levels to the yields of 27
current low tar and nicotine commercial cigarettes, as measured at the Oak
Ridge National Laboratory. In addition, the yields of these selected
constituents concomitant with the yield of 1 mg of nicotine are provided as
a guide for the smoker who titrates or adjusts his smoking pattern to
accommodate a fixed daily intake of nicotine.
