From: New Scientist
US plan to cut smoking with non-addictive cigarettes has flaws
TOBACCO firms in the US may have to cut the nicotine in their cigarettes to non-addictive levels if the US Food and Drug Administration gets its way.
Scott Gottlieb, commissioner of the FDA, unveiled the pioneering proposal last week. If it becomes a reality, the US would be the first country to do this. Trials of reducing the nicotine in cigarettes have shown promising results, making smoking less appealing and addictive, with some evidence it helps users cut down or quit.
“The danger is you create a black market in imported or counterfeit, high-nicotine cigarettes”
