A study published yesterday in the journal BMC Public Health states that smokers would not know what is in their cigarette, at least Americans would ignore it.

Researchers at the University of North Carolina found that only one-quarter of adults and one-third of smokers sought to know what they smoked. The vast majority do not know what makes up a cigarette.

Marcella Boynton, at the origin of the article, says:

The public wants access to more information on the chemical compounds in cigarettes. Whether directly on packages (55%) or on the web (29%).

According to her, knowing the components of a cigarette would no doubt encourage smokers to stop more radically and persuade others to start.

The study was able to reveal this problem from a questionnaire submitted to more than 5000 citizens of all ages, sexes and social backgrounds. In total, more than a third can cite a component of the cigarette. One only. In total, it has 96. If the study is American and addressed to Americans, there is no equivalent study in France. It is assumed, however, that the results would be equivalent.

In the face of addiction, smokers do not question what they ingest by consuming a cigarette. On the state side, it multiplies initiatives with neutral packets and recurrent price increases of the cigarette pack, but the addiction would be stronger than these elements.