Researchers say that smokers who try to quit by smoking a milder cigarette or one with low tar levels, will not see much success. In fact, it has been found that smokers who have chosen this method have 50% lower chance of kicking the habit.
Dr Hilary Tindle from the University of Pittsburgh said, "It may be that smokers thing that a lighter brand is better for their health and is therefore an acceptable alternative to giving up completely."
Dr Tindle did a study on 31,000 smokers and found that 38% decided to switch to a lighter brand, with the logic that they wanted to smoke something that was less harmful, but nearly 60% did not succeed in quitting.
It was found that even though those who chose to switch to a lighter brand had a great will to quit, they were ironically less likely to quit.
So if you want to quit smoking this is really not the way to go. Smoking is a multi-layered addiction and just because the nicotine levels of a cigarette are low, that does not mean you can get rid of the force of habit.
[Via: dailymail.co.uk]
