FDA To Lower Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes
Tuesday, 01 August 2017
by Max Menius

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it intends to lower the allowable level of nicotine contained in cigarettes. The linked article states that approximately 35 million people still smoke in America (a new historical low) although hundreds of thousands die each year in the U.S. from tobacco-related illnesses. The American Heart Association
- Published in Addiction in Media, Brain Science, Cigarettes, Current Drug Trends, FDA, Nicotine dependency, Smoking Cessation, Tobacco
Surgeon General Identifies E-Cigarettes a Public Health Threat
Thursday, 08 December 2016
by Max Menius

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy stated that more research is needed on the health effects of vaping. In a statement issued today, he expressed that e-cigarettes have the potential to create a whole new generation of nicotine addicts. E-cigarettes turn liquid nicotine into an inhaled vapor. While being touted as safer than cigarettes because of the


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