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===2019: [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6939779/ Reducing Nicotine Without Misleading the Public: Descriptions of Cigarette Nicotine Level and Accuracy of Perceptions About Nicotine Content, Addictiveness, and Risk]=== | ===2019: [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6939779/ Reducing Nicotine Without Misleading the Public: Descriptions of Cigarette Nicotine Level and Accuracy of Perceptions About Nicotine Content, Addictiveness, and Risk]=== | ||
*Stating that 95% of nicotine would be removed more accurately conveyed the nicotine content and addictiveness of VLNC cigarettes. However, descriptions that better conveyed nicotine content and addictiveness misled people about cancer risk. | *Stating that 95% of nicotine would be removed more accurately conveyed the nicotine content and addictiveness of VLNC cigarettes. However, descriptions that better conveyed nicotine content and addictiveness misled people about cancer risk. | ||
===2018: [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28938110/ Monitoring harm perceptions of smokeless tobacco products among U.S. adults: Health Information National Trends Survey 2012, 2014, 2015]=== | |||
*When asked whether smokeless tobacco products are less harmful than cigarettes, the majority of respondents across cycles said "no." | |||
*PubPeerComment: [https://pubpeer.com/publications/423BADF810F9CE80024153BA8FDAC1 Brad Rodu] | |||
**The authors are from the U.S. FDA and National Cancer Institute. | |||
** The article failed to specify that the correct answer is: “Yes, smokeless tobacco products are less harmful than cigarettes.” In fact, it focused almost entirely on the majority of participants who inaccurately answered “No” or “Don’t Know,” which reflects misperception fostered by an effective “quarantine” of truthful risk information by federal agencies. | |||
===2017: [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28341303/ Changing Perceptions of Harm of E-Cigarettes Among U.S. Adults, 2012-2015]=== | ===2017: [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28341303/ Changing Perceptions of Harm of E-Cigarettes Among U.S. Adults, 2012-2015]=== | ||