Are Hand-Rolled Cigarettes A “Healthier” Smoking Choice?
Are Hand-Rolled Cigarettes A “Healthier” Smoking Choice?Do you know whether it’s really any better or worse to smoke hand-rolled cigarettes? My son has taken up rolling his own cigarettes as a method of cutting back on his smoking and the harmful chemicals that are in regular filtered cigarettes. He thinks smoking hand-rolled cigarettes is a healthier choice, but I find that hard to believe.Answer: Roll your own (RYO) cigarettes appeal to young smokers for some of the same reasons your son voiced: • Price A pouch of rolling tobacco and cigarette papers is much cheaper than buying brand name cigarettes – or even the generic cigarettes marketed today. • A More Natural Smoking Choice People often think that smoking hand-rolled cigarettes is a “healthier” smoking choice, an attitude that is encouraged by tobacco advertising as well. While hand-rolled cigarettes don’t contain the thousands of chemical compounds regular cigarett
