7 Worst Cigarettes Brands to Smoke

It is common knowledge that smoking is bad for your health, however, do you know what are the worst cigarettes brands to smoke?

According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, 9 out of 10 smokers start this bad habit before the age of 18, whereas 98% starts before 26. Also, when the research was taken in 2011, 19% of the US adult population were smokers. However, one of the good news is that from 1964 to 2014, the percentage of adult smokers decreased to 18% from 42%. Nowadays, when the harmful effects of cigarettes are widely known, there are many campaigns against them. Moreover, the awareness of many illnesses they can cause is on the high level.

American Lung Association has announced that smoking is one of the leading causes of preventable death in the US, and that cigarettes cause over 438 000 deaths per year. Moreover, people who are not smoking but are in the presence of smokers are affected as well. Approximately around 41 000 of, so-called secondhand smokers, die per year in America. After reading this it is quite shocking to think that there are still so many people that smoke! For some, it became part of their personality, for other hedonistic practice, whereas others want to stop, but just cannot do it that easily. No matter in which group you think you belong, before you get ready to quit this habit completely, we advise you to read about Healthiest Cigarettes With The Least Chemicals.

By the way, you can watch the video below to find out 7 cigarette brands that contain the lowest tar and nicotine.

We also wanted to find out the other side of the spectrum – cigarette brands that are the worst to smoke. So, here is what we did. We gathered the information from many sources such as Cig Reviews, Reddit, Psych Central and Democratic Underground, to name several. Then we singled out seven most frequently repeated cigarette brands that were mentioned as the worst ones. In addition, we ranked them in accordance to the number of their mentioning, going from the least number of mentioning to the top one. The prices, which for some are included in the text, are for one carton of cigarettes and are previously checked on Kiwi Cigs. Let’s find out what are the worst cigarettes brands to smoke!

7. Winston

Winston is American brand of cigarettes that according to our research is shown as one of the worst ones to smoke. It was firstly introduced by R.J. Reynolds in 1954, but today the owner is the ITG Brands LLC for the US, whereas outside of it, it is owned and marketed by Japan Tobacco. Price for one carton is around $30.

6. L&M

Company Ligget & Mayers created this brand in 1953, and now they are produced by Altria Group, Inc., previously known as Philip Morris Companies, Inc. What is interesting about this brand is that it was one of the first ones that produced cigarettes with a filter that wasn’t one sided. In the US, there are many varieties concerning flavor, size and strength. Depending on which pack of L&M you choose, price varies from $16 to $23.50.

5. USA Gold

On the fifth place on our list of the worst cigarettes brands to smoke in the US, is USA Gold. They have a very wide variety in offer – full flavor, menthol, lights, ultra-lights. The ones without filter are considered to be among the Top 6 Unfiltered Cigarette Brands in America.

4. Camel

We are continuing our list of worst cigarettes brands to smoke with Camel cigarettes that contain the mixture of Turkish tobacco and Virginia tobacco, which maybe for some is the reason to mark them as one of the worst brands. The owner is R. J. Reynolds Tobacco, and they were firstly introduced in 1913. There are many kinds depending on flavor, strength and size and according to that, the price can go from $17.80 for the cheapest ones, to the most expensive with the price of $36.87 per carton.

3. Maverick

This brand of cigarettes is produced in the US and Austria. They are owned by the ITG Brands LTC, which is a subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco Company. However, more diverse kinds of it are sold in America than Austria, where there are just two types on the market – Maverick American Blend Kings and Maverick American Lights Kings.

2. Marlboro

According to one of the researches, Marlboro that ranks second on our list of worst cigarettes brands to smoke was found as the worst cigarette brand to smoke. They realized that it contains more chemicals and substances than other cigarettes, which make people more addictive. Moreover, it can be one of the reasons they are at the top of the best-selling cigarette brands in the US. Depending on the kind, the price for one carton can go from $19.90 up to $32.53.

1. Pall Mall

On the top of our list of the worst cigarettes brands to smoke is Pall Mall. It has the absolute majority of suggestions (having one on almost every source we checked). It is produced by R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company for American Marker, whereas internationally that role is taken by British American Tobacco. The strongest kind is Pall Mall Full Filter with 10 mg of tar and 0.8 mg of nicotine. The range of price is going from $15.90 to $19.90 for one carton.