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*Following exposure, nicotine education participants reported fewer false beliefs about nicotine, nicotine replacement therapies, e-cigarettes, and reduced nicotine cigarettes compared with the control conditions. | *Following exposure, nicotine education participants reported fewer false beliefs about nicotine, nicotine replacement therapies, e-cigarettes, and reduced nicotine cigarettes compared with the control conditions. | ||
*Nicotine messaging doubled the probability of a correct response (false, 78.3% vs 36.8%) to nicotine is a cause of cancer and dramatically reduced the probability of responding don’t know to this item (5.3% vs 26.0%). | *Nicotine messaging doubled the probability of a correct response (false, 78.3% vs 36.8%) to nicotine is a cause of cancer and dramatically reduced the probability of responding don’t know to this item (5.3% vs 26.0%). | ||
===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]=== | |||
*Given these common misperceptions about nicotine, a low nicotine product standard has potential to further confuse consumers about tobacco product risks in the absence of public education efforts. | |||
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