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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator
American spirit and Winston are th only two brands in USA that chose to make their smokes additive free. I am not saying tobacco doesn't have carcinogens, but hat the additives bump up the level of carcinogens exponentially.
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That is not true, its the tobacco itself that is dangerous, that additives are marginal. I blame the anti-smoking campaigns which drove home the whole "additives" myths and now its become urban legend. The additives are not carcinogenic, neither do they enhance the carcinogenic effect of the natural tobacco. Of course, some studies have shown that nicotine itself acts on certain receptors exclusively found in the tissues in the lung which can actually worsen the carcinogenic effects of the naturally occurring chemicals in the plant's smoke. Additive free tobacco is a matter of taste, not health.