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Light Cigarettes Emerging Class Action Lawsuit
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| | 188 | LEAD PLAINTIFF: Case Filed: 2008-03-19 |
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Case Summary: According to the National Cancer Institute, light cigarettes provide no benefit to a smoker's health. Smokers who switch from regular cigarettes to light cigarettes are likely to inhale the same amount of hazardous chemicals and remain at high risk for developing smoking-related cancers and other diseases. There is no evidence suggesting that switching to light cigarettes will help smokers quit. Quitting smoking eliminates or reduces the risk of dying from tobacco related disease, as well as the risk of lung cancer, heart attacks, stroke, and chronic lung disease. Case Detail: ight cigarettes, also advertised as "low-tar," "mild," or "ultra-light" cigarettes, have special filters designed to dilute cigarette smoke. Many smokers choose light cigarettes over "regular" or "full-flavor" cigarettes because they think they are less harmful. Although light cigarettes may feel smoother and lighter on the throat and chest, they are not healthier and do not reduce the health risks related to smoking. Because there is no such thing as a safe cigarette, the only way to reduce a smoker's health risks (and the risk to others through second-hand smoke) is to quit smoking altogether. |
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