Does perceived safety of light cigarette encourage smokers to smoke more or to inhale more deeply?

Jie-Min Lee (), Sheng-Hung Chen and Chi-Jung Hsieh

International Journal of Public Health, 2008, vol. 53, issue 5, 236-244

Abstract: Government should attempt to reverse the tendency for light smokers to smoke more under the misconception that light cigarettes are relatively safe, and correct the erroneous belief among smokers who wish to quit that smoking light cigarettes is an intermediate stage on the path to quitting. Copyright Birkhaeuser 2008

Keywords: Light cigarette; Perceived safety; Smoke and inhale; Tobacco control; Survey data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-008-7062-9

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