whats the difference between light and regular cigarettes?

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The amount of tobacco/nicotine in the cig. However, studies have proven that folks who smoke light/ultra lights will subconsciously still crave the same amount of nicotine in full flavor cigs and therefore, take more puffs, hold the smoke in longer, etc. They will adjust to still get the nicotine and it makes the purchase of the light/ultra light completely futile. I am an ultra light smoker who is planning on quitting at the end of the week. Remember, lights and ultra lights are in NO way healthier or safer than regulars.

Information on the truth behind light/ultra light cigs:
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_10_13X_Guide_for_Quitting_Smoking.asp
http://www.connectingwithkids.com/tipsheet/2004/201_nov3/cig.html

Help with Quitting:
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_10_13X_Guide_for_Quitting_Smoking.asp

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the amount of tar and nicotine

supplosedly tar amount

Light cigs have holes in the filter to allow more air in with the smoke. They are just as bad as full flavor as far as carcenegns.

Absolutely no difference to your health.

As far as health risks from smoking are concerned, NONE. Light cigarettes have lower tar and nicotine.

Holes in the filter just makes it taste lighter. The tobacco co's want to make you think they have lower tar and nicotine content. DONT YOU BELIEVE IT!

Apparantly the amount of tar and other bad things that are inhalable. BOTH ARE STILL BAD! There is no good cigarette. Try to quit for your health and those around you.
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self-a physician

i dont think theres any difference all cigarettes are the same because you will smoke them weither they are light or regular coz when you need nicotine you will smoke anything

I think the main difference is the filter

u wont die quite as fast

There's is a difference between how much it harms your system.Really smoking is not good for you it can cause brain damage or lung disease and you can have a disorder.I know don't kno body wanna walk around with a stinking breath or yellow teeth looking like you got gold fronts.

The way the tobacco is treated in the factory. They actually use stronger chemicals to make the tobacco lighter. So the tar and nicotine level might be lower, but the chemical level is higher. regular cigarettes make more addicted to nicotine than light cigarettes. Some studies even show that patients who got lung cancer from light cigarrettes have more complex forms of cancer than regular cig smokers. Therefore more difficult to be treated. Me myself, i also smoke ultra light cigarettes and i am gonna quit very soon. You can actually see that regular cigarettes are made of darker tobacco, whereas ultra light cigarettes have very bright brown tobacco in it. There are tiny holes on lighter cigarettes´ filters. You can also tear off half the filter on ultra light cigarettes, just where the tiny holes are, so that it makes the cigarette taste ´stronger´.

the tar and the nicotine is the same there is just more holes in the filter in lights if you look real close to the filter you can see the rows of little tiny holes that allow more air in when you inhale

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