Psychophysiological and subjective effects of cigarettes having varying nicotine yields but relatively constant "tar' yields

• Published in: Neuropsychobiology Vol. 34; no. 4; p. 208
• Main Authors: Pritchard, W S, Robinson, J H, Guy, T D, Davis, R A, Stiles, M F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland 01.01.1996
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Anxiety - chemically induced; Anxiety - physiopathology; Anxiety - psychology; Arousal - drug effects; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Double-Blind Method; Electroencephalography - drug effects; Heart Rate - drug effects; Humans; Male; Nicotine - pharmacokinetics; Nicotine - pharmacology; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; Smoking - physiopathology; Smoking - psychology; Tars - pharmacology

Thirty-two subjects were tested in five double-blind sessions-16 subjects in the morning (a.m.) following overnight smoking abstention, and 16 in the afternoon (p.m.) following ad lib smoking. In each session, subjects smoked 1 of 5 cigarettes having the following FTC nicotine/'tar' yields...