Smokers are misled about low tar cigarettes

Low tar cigarettes are not a healthier option than regular brands, primarily because of the way they are smoked.

This finding comes in a survey published in Tobacco Control (1996;5:265-70). The researchers claim that the tobacco industry has deliberately failed to inform people of the problem. Up to 40% of the 600 adult smokers surveyed across the United States had neither seen nor heard about the filter vents on …