However, the ban was also associated with an increase 45% increase in use of menthol cigarettes, a 34% increase in use of cigars, and a 55% increase in use of pipes, indicating that youth may be substituting menthol cigarettes and other flavored tobacco products in place of flavored cigarettes
Why Filters and Light Cigarettes Mislead Smokers Many less harmful cigarette brands in India market their products with terms like light, mild, or low tar. These give the impression that the cigarette is safer
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But Ed Jegasothy, a lecturer at the University of Sydneys School of Public Health, says the drop in the daily smoking rate since 2010 cannot be exclusively linked to increases in excise
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