Mouth-Level Nicotine Intake Estimates from Discarded Filter Butts to Examine Compensatory Smoking in Low Nicotine Cigarettes.
Tracy T SmithJoseph S KoopmeinersDorothy K HatsukamiKatelyn M TessierNeal L BenowitzSharon E MurphyAndrew A StrasserJennifer W TideyBenjamin C BlountLiza ValentinRoberto Bravo CardenasClifford WatsonJames L PirkleEric C DonnyPublished in: Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology (2020)
Combined with data from clinical trials showing a reduction in cigarettes smoked per day, these data suggest that a reduction in nicotine content is unlikely to result in increased smoke exposure.