In 2000, the Federal Trade Commission filed a deceptive advertising campaign arguing that through their advertisements, Santa Fe represented that because Natural American Spirit cigarettes contain no additives, smoking them is less hazardous to a smoker's health than smoking otherwise comparable cigarettes that contain additives. This led to Santa Fe adding the following disclaimer on its packets, No additives in our tobacco does NOT mean a safer cigarette." A decade later, attorneys general from 33 states and the District of Columbia, reached an agreement requiring Santa Fe to add a disclaimer stating, "Organic tobacco does NOT mean a safer cigarette." The hope was that this warning would alert consumers that natural tobacco does not mean safer tobacco
This is why a person feels good when they eat delicious food, have sex, get a good workout, and spend time with friends and family
But even if it were clear that menthol smokers are less likely to quit, that would not necessarily mean menthol cigarettes are inherently more "addictive." That debate tends to obscure the tastes, preferences, personal characteristics, and circumstances that are crucial to understanding why some people never smoke, some start but eventually quit, and others continue smoking
Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonology
