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Which brand of cigarettes has the highest nicotine and tar content?

Question #105141. Asked by scottietwenty3.
Last updated Aug 24 2016.

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In 1998, Newport 100s and unfiltered Camels were tied for highest nicotine yield at 2.9 milligrams. In 2004, Newport had risen to 3.2 milligrams, and five brands measured 3 milligrams or higher.

link http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/30/AR2006083001418_pf.html

Apr 28 2009, 9:31 PM
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Internationally, there are significantly higher results than for US brands. This link has a table of results for New Zealand cigarettes with a number of brands over 3 mg. The highest is Port Royal Regular 50g at 4.12 mg of nicotine. (Somewhat dated, but the links on previous responses indicate that the content seems to be increasing, so these 1997 values may even be lower than current ones!)

[From globalink.org 2009 article, no longer online]

Response last updated by CmdrK on Aug 24 2016.
Apr 29 2009, 12:56 AM
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Here is an FTC document with tar, nicotine, and carbon monoxide numbers for the years 1998 through 2005:

link https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/reports/2000-report-tar-nicotine-and-carbon-monoxide-covering-1998/1998tarnicotinereport_0.pdf

link https://www.erowid.org/plants/tobacco/tobacco_nic.shtml (A-Z list)

Also, the tar and nicotine numbers for cigarettes manufactured by Philip Morris can currently be found on their website and the numbers for some brands manufactured by R.J. Reynolds can be found on the brands' official websites.

Response last updated by satguru on Aug 22 2016.
Apr 29 2009, 12:59 PM
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