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*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 | ||
*Nearly half (47%) of adult smokers believe that continued smoking of VLNC cigarettes is less likely to cause cancer than smoking their current cigarettes.This misperception is more common among smokers who are age 55+ (57%) and Black (57%). | *Nearly half (47%) of adult smokers believe that continued smoking of VLNC cigarettes is less likely to cause cancer than smoking their current cigarettes.This misperception is more common among smokers who are age 55+ (57%) and Black (57%). | ||
===2019: [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6056339/ Public misperception that very low nicotine cigarettes are less carcinogenic]=== | |||
*Many smokers had the misperception that smoking VLNC cigarettes is less likely to cause cancer, and some stated that they would be less likely to quit. A VLNC standard may be more effective if accompanied by a communication campaign that emphasizes the continued dangers of smoking VLNC cigarettes due to the many toxic chemicals in smoke. | |||
===2019: [https://academic.oup.com/ntr/article/21/Supplement_1/S38/5684952 Effects of 6-Week Use of Very Low Nicotine Content Cigarettes in Smokers With Serious Mental Illness]=== | ===2019: [https://academic.oup.com/ntr/article/21/Supplement_1/S38/5684952 Effects of 6-Week Use of Very Low Nicotine Content Cigarettes in Smokers With Serious Mental Illness]=== | ||