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Opposition to Banning Cigarette Filters and the Belief That Removing Filters Makes Cigarettes Much More Harmful Among Adults Who Smoke: Findings From the 2022 International Tobacco Control Four Country Smoking and Vaping Survey
Summary
This study analyzed survey data from adults who smoke in four countries, finding that most erroneously believe filtered cigarettes are less harmful than unfiltered ones—a misconception the tobacco industry has cultivated—while the World Health Organization recommends banning cigarette filters as ineffective single-use plastics that pose both health and environmental harms.
More than 90% of manufactured cigarettes worldwide contain filters. Contrary to marketing claims by the tobacco industry, cigarette filters do not offer any health protection from cigarette smoke; however, three-quarters of adults who smoke erroneously believe that cigarettes with filters are much less harmful than cigarettes without filters. To protect public health and the environment, the World Health Organization has recommended that policy-makers consider banning cigarette filters as they are unnecessary single-use plastics.