As with all tobacco products, buyers should verify the actual pack label and product version because values can vary across markets or variants
The Truth Behind Its Not the Nicotine, Its the Tar One of the most insidious claims being pushed today is that nicotine isnt the problem, its the tar. First, let me say for the record, tar, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, and hundreds of toxic byproducts from combustion are the primary culprits behind lung cancer and respiratory disease
Figure 3.36.3 Risk of dying early compared to someone who has never smoked Source: Inoue-Choi et al 2020 13 The authors conclude that although reducing smoking from daily to non-daily was associated with decreased mortality risk, cessation was associated with far greater benefit
The federal tax on a package of 20 HNB sticks (if they were sold separately) is $7.76, but if sold in a carton of 160 sticks works out to $0.97 per 20 stick 'sub-unit'