Differences in nicotine dependence, smoke exposure and consumer characteristics between smokers of machine-injected roll-your-own cigarettes and factory-made cigarettes

Abstract

Machine-injected RYO cigarettes made from pipe tobacco are cheaper than FM cigarettes but may have higher abuse liability. Smokers who might otherwise reduce their cigarette consumption or quit altogether may continue to smoke RYO cigarettes due to their affordability.

Reducing the Nicotine Content of Cigarettes: Effects in Smokers With Mental Health Conditions and Socioeconomic Disadvantages

“…1 In Pennsylvania, use of roll-your-own tobacco is higher among socioeconomically disadvantaged smokers because of the lower tax rate on roll-your-own tobacco. 16 Preliminary results from a laboratory study that modeled the effects of increasing cigarette price on cigarette purchasing and substitution with non-premium cigars found a greater substitution among socioeconomically disadvantaged smokers (ie, ≤ 12 years of education) than among non-disadvantaged smokers. 17 These studies indicate that smokers with MHCs and socioeconomic disadvantage, who are already more prone than other smokers to use alternative combusted tobacco products, might increase their use of alternative tobacco products if the proposed reduced-nicotine standard does not also extend to these products.…”

The Effect of Price on the Consumption of Reduced Nicotine Cigarettes

“…22 Many smokers choose to smoke discount-brand cigarettes or purchase loose tobacco for rolling their own cigarettes because these products cost less than name-brand cigarettes. 23 The current study determined whether smokers are willing to pay a premium price for higher levels of nicotine, or whether they are willing to smoke an inferior product (eg, lower nicotine cigarettes) to realize cost-savings given economic limits in purchasing cigarettes.…”

Una aproximación al panorama actual de las nuevas formas de consumo de drogas

“…Más nicotina significa mayor poder de adicción; más alquitrán y monóxido de carbono se traduce en mayor capacidad de producir enfermedad. Las investigaciones también han demostrado que los consumidores de RYO tienden a ser más adictos (Joseph et al, 2018) y más jóvenes que los fumadores de cigarrillos tradicionales y pertenecen a grupos sociales de bajos ingresos (Young et al, 2012).…”