[scottmandue]

I don't smoke cigarettes and I acknowledge that they ruin you health.

However, a quote from the article:

"The study tried to measure nicotine levels based on the way smokers actually use cigarettes, health officials said, in part by partially covering ventilation holes as they smoke and taking longer puffs. Traditional testing methods which don’t take real-life smoking habits into account, typically report lower nicotine contents, officials said.

Of the 179 cigarette brands tested in 2004 for the report, 93 percent fell into the highest range for nicotine. In 1998, 84 percent of 116 brands tested fell into the highest range. "

Now if they have changed the testing procedure (from one that typically shows lower levels) isn't it possible the nicotine level is the same as before?