In an outpatient, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, participants were exposed intravenously to three doses of nicotine (0.0 mg/saline control, 0.25 mg/low, 0.5 mg/high) and inhaled three levels of menthol flavoring (0.0%/tobacco control, 0.5%/low, 3.2%/high) through an electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) following a smoking procedure
still, the chemical involved suggests it is far from safe
Responses are used to define recent initiates (i.e., persons who smoked cigarettes for the first time in the 12 months prior to the survey) and longer term smokers (i.e., persons who smoked for the first time more than 12 months prior to the survey)
There are many benefits to offering house brand cigarettes, including being able to expand the value-added offerings at a lower price point, improve profit margins and create yet another revenue stream in a segment like tobacco thats seeing declining growth year-over-year