[Editorial] Nicotine addiction, reduction, and smoking cessation

Last week, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a multiyear roadmap to begin regulating the amount of nicotine allowed in tobacco products. Researchers, including tobacco control advocates, have proposed nicotine reduction as a way of decreasing levels of tobacco use, and the USA may be the first country to seriously discuss using this form of regulation to produce a potentially less addictive form of tobacco. In the wake of the FDA announcement, it was widely reported that other countries, including the UK, Canada, New Zealand, and Finland, have suggested that they would consider nicotine reduction policies for manufacturers.
Source: LANCET - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research