Nicotine - Misperceptions, Misinformation, or Disinformation: Difference between revisions
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===2019: [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6939783/ Misperceptions of Nicotine and Nicotine Reduction: The Importance of Public Education to Maximize the Benefits of a Nicotine Reduction Standard]=== | ===2019: [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6939783/ Misperceptions of Nicotine and Nicotine Reduction: The Importance of Public Education to Maximize the Benefits of a Nicotine Reduction Standard]=== | ||
*Recent population-level data highlight that 49%–80% of US adults incorrectly believe that nicotine is responsible for most of the cancer caused by smoking. | *Recent population-level data highlight that 49%–80% of US adults incorrectly believe that nicotine is responsible for most of the cancer caused by smoking. | ||
*Additionally, between 23% and 43% of young adults responded “don’t know” to items on nicotine perceptions and more than 50% of respondents, including past 30-day tobacco users, perceived nicotine gum and patch to be as harmful or more harmful than cigarettes to overall health and specifically, to causing cancer or heart attack. | |||
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===2019: [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6756180/ Impact of Brief Nicotine Messaging on Nicotine-Related Beliefs in a U.S. Sample]=== | ===2019: [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6756180/ Impact of Brief Nicotine Messaging on Nicotine-Related Beliefs in a U.S. Sample]=== |