Open AccessReactions to reduced nicotine content cigarettes in a sample of young adult, low-frequency smokers
Author(s) -
Maggie M. Sweitzer,
Lauren R. Pacek,
Rachel V. Kozink,
Erin N. Locey,
Scott H. Kollins,
Eric C. Donny,
F. Joseph McCler
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
psychopharmacology/psychopharmacologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.378
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1432-2072
pISSN - 0033-3158
DOI - 10.1007/s00213-021-05864-1
Subject(s) - nicotine , smoke , young adult , toxicant , medicine , tobacco smoke , abuse liability , physiology , psychology , toxicity , chemistry , psychiatry , environmental health , drug , organic chemistry
Reducing nicotine content in cigarettes to ≤ 2.4 mg per g of tobacco [mg/g] reduces smoking behavior and toxicant exposure among adult daily smokers. However, cigarettes with similar nicotine content could support continued experimentation and smoking progression among young adults who smoke infrequently.