Public Unclear on What Makes Cigarettes Dangerous Many think added chemicals are the problem, not tobacco itself

"Additives don't change tobacco and make it dangerous. Tobacco is inherently dangerous when you burn it and smoke it," he said. "Additive-free has been promoted heavily by these manufacturers, and it's no accident that smokers perceive these brands to be less harmful," Brewer told MedPage Today. "It's sort of like the 'low-tar' lie. Smokers of low-tar cigarettes believed these products were safer, but they weren't." "If you burned and inhaled pretty much anything that would be dangerous. Cigarettes are an inherently flawed product that is designed to kill people." http://www.medpagetoday.com/PrimaryCare/Smoking/61911?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2016-12-08&eun=g721819d0r&pos=0