TY - JOUR
T1 - Preference among research cigarettes with varying nicotine yields
AU - Boren, John J.
AU - Stitzer, Maxine L.
AU - Henningfield, Jack E.
N1 - Funding Information:
The cigarettes which were supplied by the National Cancer Institute, differed in nicotine content but had similar levels of other tobacco constituents; they had similar taste and draw characteristics. The cigarettes delivered 0.17 mg nicotine (L), 0.89 mg nicotine (M) and 2.02 mg nicotine (H). Nicotine yield of these cigarettes had been varied by blending a partially denicotinized tobacco (used exclusively in the low yield cigarette) with different proportions of the same tobacco that had not been denicotinized. The cigarettes had the same paper and no filter, so the subjects could not manipulate the smoke concentration by blocking ventilation holes in a filter. Cigarette packs were labeled A, B and C: A was always the low yield (0.17 rag) cigarette, B the high yield (2.02 mg) and C the medium yield (0.89 rag). Neither subjects nor ~This research was partially supported by USPHS grant CA 37736 from the National Cancer Institute. ZRequests for reprints should be addressed to Dr. John J. Boren, Chief, Clinical and Behavioral Pharmacology Branch, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 10A-46, Rockville, MD 20857.
PY - 1990/5
Y1 - 1990/5
N2 - Cigarette smokers (N = 18), primarily women, chosse, under double blind conditions, among three research cigarettes with nicotine yields of 0.17, 0.89 and 2.02 mg. Choices were made daily for 12 days following an initial 24-hour forced exposure to each cigarette type. Each subject developed a clear and stable preference for one cigarette type. Of 211 total choice opportunities analyzed, 46% were for the highest nicotine yield cigarette, 29% were for the medium yield, and 25% of the total dose selections were for the low yield cigarettes, suggesting a weak effect of dose. Across subjects, however, the preferences which developed were not significantly related to nicotine yield: low and medium yield cigarette were each preferred by 5 subjects; the remaining 8 subjects came to prefer the high yield cigarette. There was no consistent relationship between nicotine yield of the preferred experimental cigarette and that of the subjects' usual brand. In general, the cigarette choice data are consistent with the behavior of smokers in nonlaboratory settings who also tend to develop stable brand preferences. Specifically, within the range of cigarettes evaluated in this study, nicotine yield is not a strong determinant of cigarette type/brand preference.
AB - Cigarette smokers (N = 18), primarily women, chosse, under double blind conditions, among three research cigarettes with nicotine yields of 0.17, 0.89 and 2.02 mg. Choices were made daily for 12 days following an initial 24-hour forced exposure to each cigarette type. Each subject developed a clear and stable preference for one cigarette type. Of 211 total choice opportunities analyzed, 46% were for the highest nicotine yield cigarette, 29% were for the medium yield, and 25% of the total dose selections were for the low yield cigarettes, suggesting a weak effect of dose. Across subjects, however, the preferences which developed were not significantly related to nicotine yield: low and medium yield cigarette were each preferred by 5 subjects; the remaining 8 subjects came to prefer the high yield cigarette. There was no consistent relationship between nicotine yield of the preferred experimental cigarette and that of the subjects' usual brand. In general, the cigarette choice data are consistent with the behavior of smokers in nonlaboratory settings who also tend to develop stable brand preferences. Specifically, within the range of cigarettes evaluated in this study, nicotine yield is not a strong determinant of cigarette type/brand preference.
KW - Cigarette preference
KW - Research cigarettes
KW - Varying nicotine yields
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U2 - 10.1016/0091-3057(90)90148-B
DO - 10.1016/0091-3057(90)90148-B
M3 - Article
C2 - 2349261
AN - SCOPUS:0025285678
SN - 0091-3057
VL - 36
SP - 191
EP - 193
JO - Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior
JF - Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior
IS - 1
ER -