a reduced proportion of the smoke stream is in proximity to the outer wrapper of the smoking article than would be the case with a super-slim tobacco rod (circumference approximately 17mm), due to the reduced surface-area to volume ratio of the interior of the cigarette through which the smoke stream passes
Lancet 368 , 733743 (2006)
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Indeed, separate analyses from this current study a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) among US smokers over two weeks found that insert exposure was associated with both more frequent thinking about the benefits of cessation and greater likelihood of forgoing or stubbing out cigarettes before they were finished 10 , both of which are consistent precursors to cessation attempts 8
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CNNs Braden Walker and Carina Storrs, special to CNN, contributed to this report.
