Basic (cigarette)

Basic (cigarette)

Basic is a brand of lower-cost cigarettes manufactured by Philip Morris, a division of Altria Group.

As of 2005, Basic is the fourth most popular cigarette brand in the United States (following Marlboro, Newport, and Camel) [cite web | url = http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k7/cigBrands/cigBrands.htm | title = Cigarette Brand Preferences in 2005 | accessdate = 2007-04-20 | date = 2007-01-12 | work = National Survey on Drug Use and Health | publisher = Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration] and the second most popular among white smokers age 26 and older. [cite web | url = http://oas.samhsa.gov/NHSDA/tobacco/chapter7.htm | title = Chapter 7. Tobacco Product Brand Preferences | accessdate = 2007-04-20 | date = 2007-01-12 | work = National Survey on Drug Use and Health | publisher = Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration]

Basic comes in several different varieties:

*Full Flavor (red)
*Full Flavor 100's
*Lights (gold)
*Lights 100's
*Ultra Lights (blue)
*Ultra Lights 100's
*Full Flavor Menthol (forest green)
*Full Flavor Menthol 100's
*Light Menthol (green)
*Light Menthol 100's
*Ultra Light Menthol (sea green)
*Ultra Light Menthol 100's
*Non-filtered (brown)

Additionally, they are available in soft and hard pack (flip-top box) packages.

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