1. Also, bidis are smaller than regular cigarettes and contain less tobacco. 2. Despite containing less tobacco than a U.S. cigarette, an unfiltered bidi releases at least two to three times more tar and nicotine. 3. The Eclipse cigarette looks like a standard, white filtered cigarette, and contains tobacco and reconstituted tobacco parts as conventional cigarettes do. 4. While bidis contain less tobacco than regular cigarettes, they have three times more nicotine and five times more tar, according to Asma, the CDC epidemiologist. 5. For example, some of the products still contain tobacco, and people might use others as a way to cut back on smoking but not to quit altogether. 6. Instead of stereo systems, each box contained loose tobacco, believed to be adulterated. |