Big Tobacco Increasing the Habit

John Hopkins

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The Boston Globe and the Washington Post reported that the nicotine content in cigarettes has increased an average of almost 10% between 1998 and 2004! So, in the face of lawsuits, public scrutiny and the exposure of these tactics in the past, Tobacco companies are trying to hook smokers more and more. Doral Lights reportedly incraesed 36% and Marlboros, hot with the young smokers, increased 12%.

The Washington Post reported:

"As measured using a method that mimics actual smoking, the nicotine delivered per cigarette -- the "yield" -- rose 9.9 percent from 1998 to 2004 -- from 1.72 milligrams to 1.89. The total nicotine content increased an average of 16.6 percent in that period, and the amount of nicotine per gram of tobacco increased 11.3 percent.

The study, reported by the Boston Globe, found that 92 of 116 brands tested had higher nicotine yields in 2004 than in 1998, and 52 had increases of more than 10 percent."

I guess they will never be able to stop their behind the scenes manipulation of this unregulated drug!