Unlit Cigars Called Heavy Source of Nicotine
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NEW ORLEANS — Mouthing, chewing or sucking on an unlit cigar can still deliver a heavy nicotine punch, a Johns Hopkins School of Medicine researcher said Saturday.
“If you’re sucking on a cigar when the pH [alkalinity] is high enough, you might as well have a wad of chewing tobacco in your mouth,” said Jack Henningfield, an associate professor of behavioral biology.
A study issued at a meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco found most of the cigars tested had high levels of nicotine and tar.
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