A study in The BMJ that assessed approaches to smoking cessation found that there was not much difference between the success of people who decided to quit smoking abruptly and those who decided to follow a step-down approach (reducing the number of cigarettes smoked over time), as long as they had committed to a quit date
Phillips et al have made some of the most pointed comments about this phenomenon: "Certain health advocates believe it is acceptable to mislead people into making choices they would not otherwise make...Through the use of various tactics, advocates who oppose the use of ST as a harm reduction tool have managed to convince most people that the health risk from ST is several orders of magnitude greater than it really is
The wrapper is an Ecuadorian Connecticut leaf, while the binder is a Semilla 56 seco leaf from Nicaragua
Wick KD, Fang X, Maishan M, Matsumoto S, Spottiswoode N, Sarma A, Simoneau C, Khakoo M, Langelier C, Calfee CS, et al