Open AccessCessation Among Smokers of “Light” Cigarettes: Results From the 2000 National Health Interview Survey
Author(s) -
Hilary A. Tindle,
Nancy A. Rigotti,
Roger B. Davis,
Elizabeth M. Barbeau,
Ichiro Kawachi,
Saul Shiffman
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2005.072785
Subject(s) - smoking cessation , medicine , odds ratio , confidence interval , national health interview survey , nicotine , abstinence , logistic regression , odds , environmental health , demography , population , psychiatry , pathology , sociology
A large proportion of smokers erroneously believe that low-nicotine/low-tar cigarettes, also called "light cigarettes" or "lights," reduce health risks and are a rational alternative to smoking cessation. However, the availability of light cigarettes may deter smoking cessation.